Kansas's 6th congressional district
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Kansas's 6th congressional district is an obsolete district for representation in the United States House of Representatives
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The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

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It existed from 1885 to 1963.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years District home Note
District created March 4, 1885
Lewis Hanback
Lewis Hanback
Lewis Hanback was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Winchester, Illinois, Hanback attended the common schools and Cherry Grove Seminary in Knox County, Illinois, for three years....

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887 Redistricted
Redistricting
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Erastus J. Turner
Erastus J. Turner
Erastus Johnson Turner was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Lockport, Pennsylvania, Turner attended college in Henry, Illinois, in 1859 and 1860.He moved to Bloomfield, Iowa, in 1860....

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891
William Baker
William Baker (Kansas politician)
William Baker was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born near Centerville, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Baker attended public school and graduated from the Waynesboro College in 1856. He was a teacher and moved to Iowa in 1859 to become principal of the public schools in Council Bluffs...

Populist March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1897
Nelson B. McCormick
Nelson B. McCormick
Nelson B. Mccormick was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, Mccormick attended the common schools....

Populist March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1899
William A. Reeder
William A. Reeder
William Augustus Reeder was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, Reeder moved with his parents to Ipava, Illinois, in 1853.He attended the public schools....

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1911
Isaac D. Young
Isaac D. Young
Isaac Daniel Young was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Pleasantville, Iowa, Young attended high school and Oskaloosa College in Iowa....

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1913
John R. Connelly
John R. Connelly
John Robert Connelly was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Mount Sterling, Illinois, Connelly moved to Thayer County, Nebraska, with his parents in 1883....

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...

March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919
Hays B. White
Hays B. White
Hays Baxter White was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born near Fairfield, Iowa, White attended the rural schools of his native county.He engaged in agricultural pursuits....

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1929
Charles I. Sparks
Charles I. Sparks
Charles Isaac Sparks was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born on a farm near Ontario, in Jackson Township, Iowa, Sparks was educated in the rural schools and Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa....

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1933
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy
Kathryn Ellen O'Loughlin was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. After her election she was married to Daniel M. McCarthy, who served in the Kansas State Senate, and thereupon served under the name of Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Kansas.Born near...

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...

March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson
Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th Governor of Kansas and United States Representative and United States Senator from Kansas.-Biography:...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1947
Wint Smith
Wint Smith
Wint Smith was a U.S. Representative from Kansas.Born in Mankato, Kansas, Smith attended the public schools and was graduated from the Mankato High School....

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1961
Bob Dole
Bob Dole
Robert Joseph "Bob" Dole is an American attorney and politician. Dole represented Kansas in the United States Senate from 1969 to 1996, was Gerald Ford's Vice Presidential running mate in the 1976 presidential election, and was Senate Majority Leader from 1985 to 1987 and in 1995 and 1996...

Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

January 3, 1961 - January 3, 1963 Redistricted
Redistricting
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District eliminated January 3, 1963
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