Indiana's 12th congressional district
| Indiana's 12th congressional district | |
|---|---|
Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1875 |
| Eliminated | 1940 |
| Years active | 1875–1943 |
Indiana's 12th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Indiana. It was eliminated as a result of the 1940 census. It was last represented by Louis Ludlow who was redistricted into the 11th district.
List of members representing the district
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1875 | ||||
Andrew H. Hamilton )
(Fort Wayne |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
44th 45th |
Re-elected in 1876 .Retired. |
 Walpole G. Colerick (Fort Wayne) |
Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
46th 47th |
Re-elected in 1880 .Retired. |
Robert Lowry )
(Fort Wayne |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 |
48th 49th |
Re-elected in 1884 .Lost re-election. |
 James B. White (Fort Wayne) |
Republican | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
50th | Elected in 1886 .Lost re-election. |
 Charles A. O. McClellan (Auburn) |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
51st 52nd |
Re-elected in 1890 .Retired. |
| William F. McNagny (Columbia City) |
Democratic | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
53rd | Elected in 1892 .Lost re-election. |
St. Joe )
|
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
54th | Elected in 1894 .Lost re-election. |
James M. Robinson )
(Fort Wayne |
Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905 |
55th 56th 57th 58th |
Re-elected in 1902 .Lost re-election. |
.jpg) Newton W. Gilbert (Fort Wayne) |
Republican | March 4, 1905 – November 6, 1906 |
59th | . |
 Clarence C. Gilhams (LaGrange) |
Republican | November 6, 1906 – March 3, 1909 |
59th 60th |
Re-elected in 1906 .Lost re-election. |
 Cyrus Cline (Angola) |
Democratic | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1917 |
61st 62nd 63rd 64th |
Re-elected in 1914 .Lost re-election. |
 Louis W. Fairfield (Angola) |
Republican | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1925 |
65th 66th 67th 68th |
Re-elected in 1922 .Lost renomination. |
David Hogg )
(Fort Wayne |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 |
69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930. and lost re-election.
Redistricted to the 4th district |
Indianapolis )
|
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1940. .
Redistricted to the 11th district |
| District eliminated January 3, 1943 | ||||
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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