Kentucky's 7th congressional district

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.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created March 4, 1813
Samuel McKee (Lancaster)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Retired.	1813–1823 Clay, Garrard, Madison, and Mercer counties
File:Rep George Robertson cropped.jpg George Robertson (Lancaster)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – 1821	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Resigned before convening of Congress.
Vacant		1821 – August 6, 1821	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:John Speed Smith.jpg John S. Smith (Richmond)	Democratic-Republican	August 6, 1821 – March 3, 1823		Elected to finish Robertson's term and seated December 3, 1821. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr and lost re-election.
Thomas P. Moore (Harrodsburg)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1827. Retired.	1823–1833 Jessamine, Lincoln, Mercer, and Washington counties
	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829
John Kincaid (Stanford)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1829. Retired.
File:JOHN ADAIR colour corrected.jpg John Adair (Harrodsburg)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1831. Retired.
File:Benjamin Hardin.jpg Benjamin Hardin (Bardstown)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1835. Lost re-election.	1833–1843
File:AR Pope John.jpg John Pope (Springfield)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1837. Re-elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr and lost re-election as an independent.
William Thomasson (Louisville)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1845. Retired.	1843–1853
Garnett Duncan (Louisville)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1847. Retired.
File:HMarshall.jpg Humphrey Marshall (New Castle)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig	March 4, 1849 – August 4, 1852	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Resigned when appointed U.S. Minister to China.
Vacant		August 4, 1852 – December 6, 1852	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:William Preston.jpg William Preston (Louisville)	rowspan=2; style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig	December 6, 1852 – March 3, 1855	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Marshall's term. Re-elected in 1853. Lost re-election.
1853–1863
	File:HMarshall.jpg Humphrey Marshall (Springport)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1855. Re-elected in 1857. Renominated but declined.
	File:Robert Mallory sitting cropped.jpg Robert Mallory (La Grange)	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1859. Re-elected in 1861. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
		style="background:Template:Party color" | Union Democratic	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
File:Brutus-J.-Clay.jpg Brutus J. Clay (Paris)	style="background:Template:Party color" | Union Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1863. Retired.	1863–1873
File:GeorgeShanklin.jpg George S. Shanklin (Nichoasville)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1865. Retired.
File:James B. Beck - Brady-Handy.jpg James B. Beck (Lexington)	rowspan=2; style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1875	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1867. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired.
1873–1883
	File:Jblackburn.jpg Joseph C. S. Blackburn (Versailles)	rowspan=2; style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1885	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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
	File:WCP Breckinridge cropped.jpg William C. P. Breckinridge (Lexington)	rowspan=2; style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired.
1893–1903
	File:William-C.-Owens---US-Red-Book-(1896).jpg William C. Owens (Georgetown)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1894. Retired.
	File:Evan-E.-Settle.jpg Evan E. Settle (Owenton)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1897 – November 16, 1899	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Died.
	Vacant		November 16, 1899 – December 18, 1899	Template:USCongressOrdinal
	File:June Ward Gayle (Kentucky Congressman).jpg June W. Gayle (Owenton)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	December 18, 1899 – March 3, 1901		Elected to finish Settle's term. Retired.
	File:South Trimble - Harris Ewing.jpg South Trimble (Frankfort)	rowspan=2; style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky.
1903–1913
	File:William Preston Kimball (Kentucky congressman).jpg William P. Kimball (Lexington)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1906. Lost renomination.
	File:J. Campbell Cantrill - Harris Ewing2 cropped.jpg J. Campbell Cantrill (Georgetown)	rowspan=2 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1909 – September 2, 1923	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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 File:KY-07 1913-1933.svg
	Vacant		September 2, 1923 – November 30, 1923	Template:USCongressOrdinal
	Joseph W. Morris (New Castle)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	November 30, 1923 – March 3, 1925		Elected to finish Cantrill's term. Retired.
	File:Senator Virgil Chapman (1895-1951).jpg Virgil M. Chapman (Paris)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1929	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Lost re-election.
	Robert E. L. Blackburn (Lexington)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1928. Lost re-election.
	File:Senator Virgil Chapman (1895-1951).jpg Virgil M. Chapman (Paris)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
District inactive		March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Andrew J. May cropped.jpg Andrew J. May (Prestonsburg)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1947	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr 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.	1935–1953 File:KY-07 1935-1953.svg
File:U.S. Representative Wendell Howes Meade.png Wendell H. Meade (Paintsville)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
File:Carl D. Perkins.jpg Carl D. Perkins (Hindman)	rowspan=7; style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1949 – August 3, 1984	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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.
1953–1957 File:KY-07 1953-1957.svg
1957–1963 File:KY-07 1957-1963.svg
1963–1967 File:KY-07 1963-1967.svg
1967–1973 File:KY-07 1967-1973.svg
1973–1983 File:KY-07 1973-1983.svg
1983–1993 File:KY-07 1983-1993.svg
	Vacant		August 3, 1984 – November 6, 1984	Template:USCongressOrdinal
	File:Carl C. Perkins.jpg Chris Perkins (Leburn)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	November 6, 1984 – January 3, 1993	Template:USCongressOrdinal	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

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present