Kansas's at-large congressional district

Kansas's at-large congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in the state of Kansas is a defunct congressional district. It existed from statehood January 29, 1861 to March 4, 1907.

Kansas's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1861 1883 1893
Eliminated	1875 1885 1907
Years active	18-1823

List of members representing the district

Years	Cong ress		Seat A				Seat B				Seat C				Seat D
			Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history
January 29, 1861 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th		Martin F. Conway (Lawrence)	Republican	Elected December 1, 1859, in advance of statehood. Continued in office without re-election in 1861. Retired.
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th		A. Carter Wilder (Lawrence)	Republican	Elected in 1862. Retired.
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871	39th 40th 41st		Sidney Clarke (Lawrence)	Republican	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd		David P. Lowe (Fort Scott)	Republican	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired.
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd						Stephen A. Cobb (Wyandotte)	Republican	Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election.		William A. Phillips (Salina)	Republican	Elected in 1872. Redistricted to the 1st district.
March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883	44th 45th 46th 47th		Seat eliminated				Seat eliminated				Seat eliminated
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th		Lewis Hanback (Osborne)	Republican	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 6th district.		Edmund N. Morrill (Hiawatha)	Republican	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in the 1st district.		Bishop W. Perkins (Oswego)	Republican	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in the 3rd district.		Samuel R. Peters (Newton)	Republican	Elected in 1882. Redistricted to the 7th district.
March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1893	49th 50th 51st 52nd		Seat eliminated				Seat eliminated				Seat eliminated				Seat eliminated
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd		William A. Harris (Linwood)	Populist	Elected in 1892. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th		Richard W. Blue (Pleasanton)	Republican	Elected in 1894. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th		Jeremiah D. Botkin (Winfield)	Populist	Elected in 1896. Lost re-election.
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th		Willis J. Bailey (Baileyville)	Republican	Elected in 1898. Retired.
March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	57th 58th 59th		Charles F. Scott (Iola)	Republican	Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Redistricted to the 2nd district.
			Seat eliminated

References

• 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