| State: | Kentucky |
| District Number: | 7 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1810 |
| Eliminated: | 1990 |
| Years: | 1813–1993 |
| Population Year: | 1980 |
Kentucky's 7th congressional district was a district of the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky.
It was eliminated in 1993 when reapportionment reduced Kentucky's House representation from seven seats to six. The eastern Kentucky region formerly in the 7th district is now largely in the 5th district. The last congressman to represent the 7th district was Chris Perkins, who succeeded his father, Carl D. Perkins.
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1813 | ||||||||
| align=left | Samuel McKee | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Retired. | 1813–1823 Clay, Garrard, Madison, and Mercer counties | ||
| align=left | George Robertson | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1817 – 1821 | Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Resigned before convening of Congress. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | 1821 – August 6, 1821 | ||||||
| align=left | John S. Smith | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | August 6, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected to finish Robertson's term and seated December 3, 1821. Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Thomas P. Moore | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1827. Retired. | 1823–1833 Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer, and Washington counties | ||
| Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | ||||||
| align=left | John Kincaid | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | Elected in 1829. Retired. | |||
| align=left | John Adair | Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 | Elected in 1831. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Benjamin Hardin | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Lost re-election. | 1833–1843 | ||
| align=left | John Pope | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | Elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the and lost re-election as an independent. | |||
| align=left | William Thomasson | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Retired. | 1843–1853 | ||
| align=left | Garnett Duncan | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1847. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Humphrey Marshall | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – August 4, 1852 | Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Resigned when appointed U.S. Minister to China. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 4, 1852 – December 6, 1852 | ||||||
William Preston | Whig | December 6, 1852 – March 3, 1855 | Elected to finish Marshall's term. Re-elected in 1853. Lost re-election. | |||||
| 1853–1863 | ||||||||
| align=left | Humphrey Marshall | Know Nothing | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Renominated but declined. | |||
| align=left rowspan=2 | Robert Mallory | Opposition | nowrap | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | Elected in 1859. Re-elected in 1861. Redistricted to the . | |||
| Union Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | ||||||
| align=left | Brutus J. Clay | Union Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Elected in 1863. Retired. | 1863–1873 | ||
| align=left | George S. Shanklin | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | Elected in 1865. Retired. | |||
James B. Beck | Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired. | |||||
| 1873–1883 | ||||||||
Joseph C. S. Blackburn | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | |||||
| 1883–1893 | ||||||||
William C. P. Breckinridge | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired. | |||||
| 1893–1903 | ||||||||
| align=left | William C. Owens | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Elected in 1894. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Evan E. Settle | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1897 – November 16, 1899 | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Died. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | November 16, 1899 – December 18, 1899 | ||||||
| align=left | June W. Gayle | Democratic | nowrap | December 18, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Elected to finish Settle's term. Retired. | |||
South Trimble | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky. | |||||
| 1903–1913 | ||||||||
| align=left | William P. Kimball | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | Elected in 1906. Lost renomination. | |||
J. Campbell Cantrill | Democratic | March 4, 1909 – September 2, 1923 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Died. | |||||
| 1913–1933 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | September 2, 1923 – November 30, 1923 | ||||||
| align=left | Joseph W. Morris | Democratic | nowrap | November 30, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | Elected to finish Cantrill's term. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Virgil M. Chapman | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929 | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Robert E. L. Blackburn | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | Elected in 1928. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Virgil M. Chapman | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the . | |||
| District inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | ||||||
Andrew J. May | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election. | 1935–1943 | ||||
| 1943–1953 | ||||||||
| align=left | Wendell H. Meade | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. | |||
Carl D. Perkins | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – August 3, 1984 | Elected 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. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Died. | |||||
| 1953–1963 | ||||||||
| 1963–1973 | ||||||||
| 1973–1983 | ||||||||
| 1983–1993 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | August 3, 1984 – November 6, 1984 | ||||||
| align=left | Chris Perkins | Democratic | nowrap | November 6, 1984 – January 3, 1993 | Elected to finish his father's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Retired. | |||
| District eliminated January 3, 1993 | ||||||||