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Former congressional district

Arkansas's 7th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1900
Eliminated1950
Years active1903-1953

The Arkansas's 7th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Arkansas from 1903 to 1953.

The district comprised the following counties:

  1. Ashley
  2. Bradley
  3. Calhoun
  4. Chicot
  5. Clark
  6. Columbia
  7. Hempstead
  8. Lafayette
  9. Nevada
  10. Ouachita
  11. Union.

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903

Robert M. Wallace
(Magnolia)
Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911
58th
59th
60th
61st
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost renomination.

William S. Goodwin
(Warren)
Democratic March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1921
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost renomination.

Tilman B. Parks
(Camden)
Democratic March 4, 1921 –
January 3, 1937
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Retired.
Wade H. Kitchens
(Magnolia)
Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1941
75th
76th
Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Lost renomination.

Oren Harris
(El Dorado)
Democratic January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1953
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
District eliminated January 3, 1953

References

Specific
  1. Daily Arkansas Gazette, 14 November 1908, p. 5.
General
Arkansas's congressional districts
All districts
Territory
At-large
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
  • The at-large and 5th–7th districts are obsolete
See also
Arkansas's past and present representatives, senators, and delegations


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