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- List of members representing the district
- References
List of members representing the district From the time of its admission to the Union in 1812, until the division into multiple districts a decade later, Louisiana had only one congressional district. During that time, three people represented the state at-large. Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history | Statehood achieved April 30, 1812 | Thomas B. Robertson | Democratic-Republican | April 30, 1812 – April 20, 1818 | Elected to finish the term. Also elected in 1812 to the next term. Re-elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Resigned. | Vacant | April 20, 1818 – November 16, 1818 | Thomas Butler | Democratic-Republican | November 16, 1818 – March 3, 1821 | Elected to finish Robertson's term. Also elected in 1818 to the next term. Lost renomination. | Josiah S. Johnston | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected in 1820. Lost re-election. | District inactive, returned to district representation |
In the 43rd Congress, Louisiana had six representatives. Five were assigned a district and one represented the state at-large. Representative | Party | Years | Electoral history | George A. Sheridan | Liberal Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1872. Election contested by P. B. S. Pinchback and settled in Sheridan's favor only one month before the end of the Congress. {{dm}} |
At-large seat eliminated March 4, 1875, as all six seats were divided among six districts. References- {{Cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =}}
- {{Cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]
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