| 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 |
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