Missouri's 12th congressional district

The 12th Congressional District of Missouri was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri from 1873 to 1953.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1873
John M. Glover	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879
William H. Hatch	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883		Redistricted to the 1st district
Charles H. Morgan	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
William J. Stone	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891
David A. De Armond	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893		Redistricted to the 6th district
Seth W. Cobb	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897		Redistricted from the 9th district
Charles E. Pearce	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901
James Joseph Butler	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – June 28, 1902		Seat declared vacant
Vacant		June 28, 1902 – November 4, 1902
James Joseph Butler	Democratic	November 4, 1902 – February 26, 1903		Lost election contest
George C. R. Wagoner	Republican	February 26, 1903 – March 3, 1903		Won election contest
James Joseph Butler	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Ernest E. Wood	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – June 23, 1906		Lost election contest
Harry M. Coudrey	Republican	June 23, 1906 – March 3, 1911		Won election contest
Leonidas C. Dyer	Republican	March 4, 1911 – June 19, 1914		Lost election contest
Michael J. Gill	Democratic	June 19, 1914 – March 3, 1915		Won election contest
Leonidas C. Dyer	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935		All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
James R. Claiborne	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937		Redistricted from the At-large district Lost renomination
Charles A. Anderson	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941		Lost re-election
Walter C. Ploeser	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1949		Lost re-election
Raymond W. Karst	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951
Thomas B. Curtis	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953		Redistricted to the 2nd district
District eliminated		January 3, 1953

References

• Election Statistics 1920-present Clerk of the House of Representatives
• 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