Alabama's 10th congressional district

Coordinates: 32°39′28.35″N 86°47′31.17″W / 32.6578750°N 86.7919917°W / 32.6578750; -86.7919917
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Alabama's 10th congressional district
Obsolete district
Population (1920)170,857
Years activeMarch 4, 1917 – March 3, 1933

Alabama's 10th congressional district is an obsolete district which existed from 1917 until 1933. Its sole representative was William B. Bankhead. (Alabama had a 10th U.S. Representative from 1913 to 1917, but that seat was elected at large.)

Historic boundaries[edit]

Census year Population Counties
1920 170,857 Fayette, Franklin, Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Walker, Winston

List of members representing the district[edit]

Representative Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral History Electoral Map
District created March 4, 1917
.
William B. Bankhead
(Jasper)
Democratic March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1933
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 7th district.
District eliminated March 3, 1933

References[edit]

  • Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
  • Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 63rd Congress (1913); 65th Congress (1919); and 67th Congress (1922)
  • 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

32°39′28.35″N 86°47′31.17″W / 32.6578750°N 86.7919917°W / 32.6578750; -86.7919917