Tennessee's 12th congressional district

Tennessee's 12th congressional district was a district of the United States Congress in Tennessee. It was lost to redistricting in 1843. Its last Representative was Milton Brown.

Tennessee's 12th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1830
Eliminated1840
Years active1833–1843

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1833
 
Davy Crockett
(Crockett)
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
23rd Elected in 1833.
Lost re-election.
Adam Huntsman
(Jackson)
Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
24th Elected in 1835.
Retired.
 
John W. Crockett
(Trenton)
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
25th
26th
Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Retired to become attorney general for the ninth district.
Milton Brown
(Jackson)
Whig March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
27th Elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the 11th district.
District dissolved March 4, 1843

References

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  • 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