Indiana's 12th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Indiana. It was eliminated as a result of the 1940 census. It was last represented by Louis Ludlow who was redistricted into the 11th district.
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| Indiana's 12th congressional district |
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| Created | 1875 |
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| Eliminated | 1940 |
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| Years active | 1875–1943 |
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| Member |
Party |
Years |
Cong
ress |
Electoral history |
| District created March 4, 1875 |
Andrew H. Hamilton
(Fort Wayne) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879 |
44th
45th |
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired. |
Walpole G. Colerick
(Fort Wayne) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883 |
46th
47th |
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired. |
Robert Lowry
(Fort Wayne) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887 |
48th
49th |
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election. |
James B. White
(Fort Wayne) |
Republican |
March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889 |
50th |
Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election. |
Charles A. O. McClellan
(Auburn) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893 |
51st
52nd |
Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired. |
William F. McNagny
(Columbia City) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895 |
53rd |
Elected in 1892.
Lost re-election. |
Jacob D. Leighty
(St. Joe) |
Republican |
March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897 |
54th |
Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election. |
James M. Robinson
(Fort Wayne) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1905 |
55th
56th
57th
58th |
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Lost re-election. |
Newton W. Gilbert
(Fort Wayne) |
Republican |
March 4, 1905 –
November 6, 1906 |
59th |
Elected in 1904.
Resigned to become Judge of First Instance in Manila, Philippines. |
Clarence C. Gilhams
(LaGrange) |
Republican |
November 6, 1906 –
March 3, 1909 |
59th
60th |
Elected to finish Gilbert's term.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost re-election. |
Cyrus Cline
(Angola) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1917 |
61st
62nd
63rd
64th |
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Lost re-election. |
Louis W. Fairfield
(Angola) |
Republican |
March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1925 |
65th
66th
67th
68th |
Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost renomination. |
David Hogg
(Fort Wayne) |
Republican |
March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933 |
69th
70th
71st
72nd |
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election. |
Louis Ludlow
(Indianapolis) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943 |
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the 11th district. |
| District eliminated January 3, 1943 |
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