Kentucky's 12th congressional district explained

State:Kentucky
District Number:12
Obsolete:yes
Created:1820
Eliminated:1840
Years:1823–1843
Population Year:1830

Kentucky's 12th congressional district was a district of the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky. It was lost to redistricting in 1843. Its last Representative was Garrett Davis.

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyLocation
District created March 4, 1823
align=left rowspan=2Robert P. Henry
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Died.
1823–1833
Caldwell, Christian, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Todd, Trigg, and Union counties
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1825 –
August 25, 1826
Vacantnowrap August 25, 1826 –
December 11, 1826
align=left John F. Henry
Anti-Jacksoniannowrap December 11, 1826 –
March 3, 1827
Elected November 20, 1826 to finish Robert Henry's term and seated December 11, 1826.
Lost re-election.
align=left Chittenden Lyon
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1833
Elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the .
align=left Thomas A. Marshall
Anti-Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1833.
Lost re-election.
1833–1843
align=left rowspan=2
John Chambers
Anti-Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
Whignowrap March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
align=left
Garrett Davis
Whignowrap March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843
Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Redistricted to the .
District eliminated March 3, 1843

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