Kentucky's 12th congressional district

United States House of Representatives, Kentucky District 12 was a district of the United States Congress in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1843. Its last Representative was Garrett Davis.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Note
District created		March 4, 1823
Robert P. Henry	Jacksonian D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Redistricted from the 6th district
Robert P. Henry	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – August 25, 1826	Died
John F. Henry	Adams	December 11, 1826 – March 3, 1827
Chittenden Lyon	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833	Redistricted to the 1st district
Thomas A. Marshall	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Redistricted from the 2nd district
John Chambers	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
John Chambers	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Garrett Davis	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	Redistricted to the 8th district
District eliminated		March 3, 1843

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

Kentucky's congressional districts

Current districts 1 2 3 4 5 6 All districts At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 The 7th - 13th and At-large districts are obsolete See also Kentucky's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations Recent U.S. House elections in Kentucky: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 All U.S. districts Apportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering

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