Alabama's 9th congressional district explained

State:	Alabama
District Number:	9
Obsolete:	yes
Created:	1890
Eliminated:	1960
Years:	1893–1963
Population:	558,928
Population Year:	1950

Alabama's 9th congressional district was formerly apportioned to portions of central and western Alabama from 1893 until 1963 when the seat was lost due to reapportionment after the 1960 United States census.

Highlights

Formed in 1893, the district was first represented by Louis Washington Turpin, a self-educated tax assessor from Hale County. The district was represented by Democrats during the whole of its existence except from 1896–1897 when Truman Heminway Aldrich, a Republican, unseated Oscar W. Underwood in a post-election contest.

The 1960 United States census and the subsequent reapportionment decreased Alabama's representation in the United States Congress.

History

Population disparity

By the early 1940s the 9th district had a population of 459,930.^[1]

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral History	Counties Represented
District created March 4, 1893
align=left	Louis W. Turpin		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895		Elected in 1892. Lost renomination.	1893–1915:
align=left	Oscar W. Underwood		Democratic	nowrap	March 4, 1895 – June 9, 1896		Elected in 1894. Lost election contest.
align=left	Truman Heminway Aldrich		Republican	nowrap	June 9, 1896 – March 3, 1897		Won election contest. Retired.
Oscar W. Underwood	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1915		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 to run for U.S. Senator.
1903–1917:
1903–1917:	George Huddleston	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937		Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-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. Lost renomination.
1917–1963:
	align=left	Luther Patrick		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943		Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost renomination.
	align=left	John P. Newsome		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945		Elected in 1942. Lost renomination.
	align=left	Luther Patrick		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947		Elected in 1944. Lost renomination.
	align=left	Laurie C. Battle		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1955		Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Retired.
	align=left	George Huddleston Jr.		Democratic	nowrap	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963		Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the .
District eliminated January 3, 1963

Historical boundaries

Census year	Population	Counties
1890	181,085	Bibb, Blount, Hale, Jefferson, Perry
1900	213,820	Bibb, Blount, Jefferson, Perry
1910	226,476	Jefferson
1920	310,054
1930	431,493
1940	459,930
1950	558,928

References

Specific

General

Population data from U.S. Census Bureau: Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990
Additional population data and counties from the Official Congressional Directories of the 53rd Congress (1893); 58th Congress (1903); 81st Congress (1950); and 83rd Congress (1953).
Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. 1989. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Book: Martis, Kenneth C.. The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. 1982. Macmillan Publishing Company. New York.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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Notes and References

Web site: colorado.edu . 2007-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070806112328/http://socsci.colorado.edu/~esadler/districtdatawebsite/fin78.csv . 2007-08-06 . dead .