Alabama's at-large congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Alabama active at various times from 1819 to 1965. Alabama became a state in 1819, and its single representative to the 16th and 17th Congresses was elected at-large. For the 27th Congress, all five of Alabama's representatives were elected at-large, before the state gained a representative from the 1840 census. In the 43rd to 44th Congresses, the seventh and eighth representatives gained in the 1870 census were elected at-large. For the 63rd and 64th Congresses, Alabama elected the tenth of its apportioned representatives, gained in the 1910 census, at-large from the entire state. For the 88th Congress, after the state lost one representative in the 1960 census, Alabama once again elected all of their representatives at-large.
| Alabama's at-large congressional district | |
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| Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1819 1841 1873 1913 1963 |
| Eliminated | 1823 1843 1877 1917 1965 |
| Years active | 1819-1823 1841-1843 1873-1877 1913-1917 1963-1965 |
List of members representing the district
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| District created December 14, 1819, upon achieving statehood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16th | 1819–1821 | John Crowell (DR-St. Stephens) | Elected late in 1819. Retired. |
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| 17th | 1821–1823 |  Gabriel Moore (DR-Huntsville) |
Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
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| District inactive March 4, 1823. Re-established March 4, 1841, with all five representatives elected at-large | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27th | 1841–1843 |  Reuben Chapman (D-Somerville) |
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
 George S. Houston (D-Athens) |
Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
 Dixon H. Lewis (D-Lowndesboro) |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
 William W. Payne (D-Gainesville) |
Elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
Benjamin G. Shields (D-Demopolis) | Elected in 1841. Retired. |
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| District inactive March 4, 1843. Two seats re-established March 4, 1873, elected at-large alongside six representatives elected in districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 43rd | 1873–1875 | Charles C. Sheats (R-Decatur) | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
Alexander White (R-Selma) | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
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| 44th | 1875–1877 |  William H. Forney (D-Jacksonville) |
Elected in 1874. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
Burwell B. Lewis (D-Tuscaloosa) | Elected in 1874. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election. |
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| District inactive March 4, 1877. One seat re-established March 4, 1913, elected at-large alongside nine representatives elected in districts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63rd | 1913–1915 |  John W. Abercrombie (D-Tuscaloosa) |
Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired |
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| 64th | 1915–1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| District inactive March 4, 1917. Re-established January 4, 1963, with all eight representatives elected at-large | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 88th | 1963–1965 |  Albert Rains (D-Gadsden) |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1962. Retired. |
 George M. Grant (D-Troy) |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election. |
 George W. Andrews (D-Union Springs) |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
 Kenneth A. Roberts (D-Anniston) |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election. |
 Armistead I. Selden Jr. (D-Greensboro) |
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
 George Huddleston Jr. (D-Birmingham) |
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 6th district and lost re-election. |
 Carl Elliott (D-Jasper) |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 7th district and lost renomination. |
 Robert E. Jones Jr. (D-Scottsboro) |
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1962. Redistricted to the 8th district. | ||||||||
| District inactive since January 3, 1965. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
edit- 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