Tennessee's 12th congressional district
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United States House of Representatives, Tennessee District 12 was a district of the United States Congress
in Tennessee
. It was lost to redistricting in 1843. Its last Representative was Milton Brown
.
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
in Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. It was lost to redistricting in 1843. Its last Representative was Milton Brown
Milton Brown (politician)
Milton Brown was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:He was born in Lebanon, Ohio, but later moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Brown studied law and was admitted to the Tennessee bar and began his practice in Paris, Tennessee, but later from Paris south to Jackson, Tennessee...
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List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District Residence | Note |
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| District created March 4, 1833 | ||||
| Davy Crockett Davy Crockett David "Davy" Crockett was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier and politician. He is commonly referred to in popular culture by the epithet "King of the Wild Frontier". He represented Tennessee in the U.S... |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
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| Adam Huntsman Adam Huntsman Adam Huntsman was an American lawyer and politician who represented Tennessee's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives from 1835 to 1837.-Biography:... |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
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| John W. Crockett John Wesley Crockett John Wesley Crockett was an American politician who represented Tennessee's twelfth district in the United States House of Representatives... |
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... |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
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| Milton Brown Milton Brown (politician) Milton Brown was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.-Biography:He was born in Lebanon, Ohio, but later moved to Nashville, Tennessee. Brown studied law and was admitted to the Tennessee bar and began his practice in Paris, Tennessee, but later from Paris south to Jackson, Tennessee... |
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... |
March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
Redistricted to the 11th district Tennessee's 11th congressional district United States House of Representatives, Tennessee District 11 was a district of the United States Congress in Tennessee. It was lost to redistricting in 1853. Its last Representative was Christopher H. Williams.-List of representatives:-References:*... |
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| District eliminated March 4, 1843 | ||||