Mississippi's 6th congressional district

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Mississippi's sixth congressional district existed from 1873 to 1963. It was created after the 1870 census and abolished following the 1960 census.

[edit] Representatives

Representative	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Congress
John R. Lynch	1873	1877	Republican	43rd - 44th
James Ronald Chalmers1	1877	1881	Democratic	45th - 46th
John R. Lynch	1881	1883	Republican	47th
Henry Smith Van Eaton	1883	1887	Democratic	48th - 49th
T.R. Stockdale	1887	1895	Democratic	50th - 53rd
Walter McKeenon Denny	1895	1897	Democratic	54th
William F. Love2	1897	1898	Democratic	55th
Frank A. McLain	1898	1903	Democratic	55th - 57th
Eaton J. Bowers	1903	1911	Democratic	58th - 61st
Pat Harrison	1911	1919	Democratic	62nd - 65th
Paul B. Johnson, Sr.	1919	1923	Democratic	66th - 67th
T. Webber Wilson	1923	1929	Democratic	68th - 70th
Robert S. Hall	1929	1933	Democratic	71st - 72nd
William M. Colmer	1933	1963	Democratic	73rd - 86th

1. James Ronald Chalmers successfully contested the election of Van H. Manning.
2. William F. Love died in office October 16, 1898.

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