The U.S. state of Mississippi's at-large congressional district existed from December 10, 1817 when it was admitted to the Union until 1847, when representatives were elected in districts

Mississippi's congressional districts

The State of Mississippi currently has four congressional districts. In the 112th Congress, the Mississippi delegation consists of one Democrats and three Republican.-Apportionment history:...

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Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

 briefly elected an at-large representative from 1853-1855, in addition to having the rest of the delegation elected from districts.

1817-1847: One seat, then two, then four

Congress	Years	Seat A				Seat B				Seat C				Seat D
		Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history
15th 15th United States Congress -Leadership:- Senate :* President: Daniel D. Tompkins * President pro tempore:** John Gaillard , elected March 4, 1817** James Barbour , elected February 15, 1819- House of Representatives :*Speaker: Henry Clay -Members:...	December 10, 1817	District created
	December 10, 1817 – March 3, 1819	George Poindexter George Poindexter George Poindexter was an American politician, lawyer and judge from Mississippi.-Background:Poindexter was born in Louisa County, Virginia and was of Huguenot ancestry. He was orphaned early in life and had a sporadic education growing up...	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1817
16th 16th United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Alabama and one seat was reapportioned from Massachusetts to the new state of Maine. For the beginning of the next congress, six more seats from Massachusetts would be reapportioned to...	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Christopher Rankin Christopher Rankin Christopher Rankin was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Rankin attended preparatory studies at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and graduated in 1808. He then moved to Georgia where he taught a village school and studied law at the same...	Democratic-Republican	Elected in 1818
17th 17th United States Congress The Seventeenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1821 to March 3, 1823, during the fifth and sixth...	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823			Re-elected in 1820
18th 18th United States Congress The Eighteenth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1823 to March 3, 1825, during the seventh and eighth...	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825		Jacksonian Republican	Re-elected in 1822
19th 19th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: John Gaillard , until December 4, 1825** Nathaniel Macon , from May 20, 1826- House of Representatives :* Speaker: John W. Taylor -Members:...	March 4, 1825 – March 14, 1826		Jacksonian	Re-elected in 1824 Died
	March 14, 1826 – July 10, 1826	Vacant
	July 10, 1826 – March 3, 1827	William Haile William Haile (Mississippi) William Haile was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in 1797, Haile moved to Mississippi and settled in Woodville, Wilkinson County.He served as member of the State house of representatives in 1826....	Jacksonian	Resigned
20th 20th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...	March 4, 1827 – July 10, 1828
	July 10, 1828 – October 21, 1828	Vacant
	October 21, 1828 – March 3, 1829	Thomas Hinds Thomas Hinds Thomas Hinds was a politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi.Born in Berkeley County, Virginia , Hinds would later move to Greenville, Mississippi...	Jacksonian
21st 21st United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: John C. Calhoun * President pro tempore: Samuel Smith - House of Representatives :* Speaker: Andrew Stevenson -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...	March 3, 1829 – March 3, 1831
22nd 22nd United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President:** John C. Calhoun , resigned December 28, 1832, thereafter vacant.* President pro tempore:** Samuel Smith , first elected December 5, 1831** Littleton W...	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Franklin E. Plummer Franklin E. Plummer Franklin E. Plummer was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Massachusetts, Plummer moved to Mississippi and taught school in Copiah County, Mississippi. After completing his law studies he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Westville, Mississippi...	Jacksonian	Elected in 1830
23rd 23rd United States Congress -House of Representatives:For the beginning of this congress, the size of the House was increased from 213 seats to 240 seats, following the 1830 United States Census .- Leadership :- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren...	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835			Re-elected in 1832 Retired to run for U.S. Senate		Harry Cage Harry Cage Harry Cage was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born at Cages Bend of the Cumberland River, Sumner County, Tennessee, Cage moved to Wilkinson County, Mississippi, in early youth.He studied law....	Jacksonian	Elected in 1832
24th 24th United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress one House seat was added for each of the new states of Arkansas and Michigan.-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Martin Van Buren * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :...	March 4, 1835 – July 31, 1836	John F. H. Claiborne John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne was a Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Mississippi.-Biography:...	Jacksonian	Elected in 1834		David Dickson David Dickson (politician) David Dickson was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-Biography:Born in Georgia, United States, Dickson moved to Mississippi.He studied medicine and practiced extensively in Pike County....	Anti-Jacksonian	Elected in 1834 Died
	July 31, 1836 – December 1, 1836					Vacant
	December 1, 1836 – March 3, 1837					Samuel J. Gholson Samuel J. Gholson Samuel Jameson Gholson was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, as well as a Confederate general during the American Civil War...	Jacksonian
25th 25th United States Congress -House of Representatives:-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Richard Mentor Johnson * President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :* Speaker: James K. Polk -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...	March 4, 1837 – July 17, 1837	Vacant				Vacant
	July 18, 1837 – February 5, 1838	John F. H. Claiborne John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne was a Member of the U. S. House of Representatives from Mississippi.-Biography:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Failure to elect, seat declared vacant		Samuel J. Gholson Samuel J. Gholson Samuel Jameson Gholson was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi, as well as a Confederate general during the American Civil War...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Faiure to elect, seat declared vacant
	February 5, 1838 – May 30, 1838	Vacant				Vacant
	May 30, 1838 – March 3, 1839	Thomas J. Word Thomas J. Word Thomas Jefferson Word was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Surry County, North Carolina, Word studied law, passed his bar exam, and established a private practice. He served as member of the North Carolina House of Commons in 1832...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...			Seargent S. Prentiss Seargent Smith Prentiss Seargent Smith Prentiss was the representative for Mississippi in the Twenty-fifth United States Congress...	Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
26th 26th United States Congress -House of Representatives:- Leadership :- Senate :*President: Richard M. Johnson *President pro tempore: William R. King - House of Representatives :*Speaker: Robert M.T. Hunter -Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	Albert G. Brown Albert G. Brown Albert Gallatin Brown was Governor of Mississippi from 1844 to 1848 and a United States Senator from Mississippi from 1854 through 1861. Brown attended Mississippi College. He was a Democrat....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Elected in 1838		Jacob Thompson Jacob Thompson Jacob Thompson was a lawyer and politician who served as United States Secretary of the Interior from 1857 to 1861.-Biography:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Elected in 1838
27th 27th United States Congress The Twenty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1841 to March 3, 1843, during the one-month...	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	William M. Gwin William M. Gwin William McKendree Gwin was an American medical doctor and politician.Born near Gallatin, Tennessee, his father, the Reverend James Gwin, was a pioneer Methodist minister under the Rev. William McKendree, his son's namesake. Rev. James Gwin also served as a soldier on the frontier under General...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Elected in 1840				Re-elected in 1840
28th 28th United States Congress -House of Representatives:Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats . During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida .- Senate :*President: Vacant...	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	William H. Hammett William H. Hammett William Henry Hammett was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Don Manway, County Cork, Ireland, Hammett studied theology....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Elected in 1842				Re-elected in 1842		Robert W. Roberts Robert W. Roberts Robert Whyte Roberts was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Kent County, Delaware, Roberts received a liberal education.He studied law.He was admitted to the bar....	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Elected in 1842		Tilghman Tucker Tilghman Tucker Tilghman Mayfield Tucker was Governor of Mississippi from 1842 to 1844. He was a Democrat.-Biography: Tucker was born in North Carolina and lived in Alabama for a time before moving to Mississippi. He left his career of blacksmithing and studied law under Judge Daniel W. Wright in Ham;;;ilton,...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Elected in 1842
29th 29th United States Congress -House of Representatives:During this congress, two House seats were added for each of the new states of Texas and Iowa.-Leadership:-Senate:* President: George M. Dallas * President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum...	March 4, 1845 – June 1846	Stephen Adams	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Elected in 1844				Re-elected in 1844 Redistricted to the				Re-elected in 1844		Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis Jefferson Finis Davis , also known as Jeff Davis, was an American statesman and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as President for its entire history. He was born in Kentucky to Samuel and Jane Davis...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Elected in 1844 Resigned to command regiment in Mexican–American War Mexican–American War The Mexican–American War, also known as the First American Intervention, the Mexican War, or the U.S.–Mexican War, was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S...
	June 1846 – January 26, 1847													Vacant
	January 26, 1847 – March 3, 1847													Henry T. Ellett Henry T. Ellett Henry Thomas Ellett was a lawyer, politician, judge, and U.S. Representative from Mississippi.-Biography:...	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Elected in 1846

1847 – 1853: No seats

After 1846 election, Mississippi elected all its representatives in districts until 1853.

1853 – 1855: One seat

In 1853, one representative was elected at-large, the remainder from districts.

Name	Years of service	Party	Notes
William Barksdale William Barksdale William Barksdale was a lawyer, newspaper editor, U.S. Congressman, and a Confederate general in the American Civil War...	March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Redistricted to the
District inactive March 3, 1855 - present