Missouri's 10th congressional district

The 10th congressional district of Missouri was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri from 1873 to 1983. It was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. Most of the territory that was part of the 10th at the time it was abolished is now part of the 8th district.

Missouri's 10th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1870 1935
Eliminated	1930 1980
Years active	1873-1933 1935-1983

"MO-10" redirects here. The term may also refer to Missouri Route 10.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873
Ira B. Hyde (Princeton)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
Rezin A. DeBolt (Trenton)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected in 1874. Retired.
Henry M. Pollard (Chillicothe)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected in 1876. Lost re-election.
Gideon F. Rothwell (Moberly)	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th	Elected in 1878. Lost renomination.
Joseph H. Burrows (Cainsville)	Greenback	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. Lost re-election.
Martin L. Clardy (Farmington)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889	48th 49th 50th	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
William M. Kinsey (St. Louis)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
Samuel Byrns (Potosi)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. Lost renomination.
Richard Bartholdt (St. Louis)	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1915	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd	Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired.
Jacob E. Meeker (St. Louis)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – October 16, 1918	64th 65th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Died.
Vacant		October 16, 1918 – November 5, 1918	65th
Frederick Essen (Clayton)	Republican	November 5, 1918 – March 3, 1919		Elected to finish Meeker's term. Retired.
Cleveland A. Newton (St. Louis)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1927	66th 67th 68th 69th	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired.
Henry F. Niedringhaus (St. Louis)	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the At-large district and lost re-election.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	All representatives elected At-large on a general ticket
Orville Zimmerman (Kennett)	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – April 7, 1948	74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942 Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Died.
Vacant		April 7, 1948 – November 2, 1948	80th
Paul C. Jones (Kennett)	Democratic	November 2, 1948 – January 3, 1969	80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th	Elected to finish Zimmerman's term. Also elected to the next full term in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Retired.
Bill Burlison (Cape Girardeau)	Democratic	January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981	91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th	Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election.
Bill Emerson (DeSoto)	Republican	January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983	97th	Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 8th district.
District eliminated January 3, 1983

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