Alabama's at-large congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Alabama active at various times from 1819 to 1965. Alabama became a state in 1819, and its single representative to the 16th and 17th Congresses was elected at-large. For the 27th Congress, all five of Alabama's representatives were elected at-large, before the state gained a representative from the 1840 census. In the 43rd to 44th Congresses, the seventh and eighth representatives gained in the 1870 census were elected at-large. For the 63rd and 64th Congresses, Alabama elected the tenth of its apportioned representatives, gained in the 1910 census, at-large from the entire state. For the 88th Congress, after the state lost one representative in the 1960 census, Alabama once again elected all of their representatives at-large.
List of members representing the district Congress &years 1st seat 2nd seat 3rd seat 4th seat 5th seat 6th seat 7th seat 8th seat Representative Electoral history Representative Electoral history Representative Electoral history Representative Electoral history Representative Electoral history Representative Electoral history Representative Electoral history Representative Electoral history District created December 14, 1819, upon achieving statehood 1819–1821 John Crowell (DR-St. Stephens) Elected late in 1819.Retired. 1821–1823 Gabriel Moore (DR-Huntsville) Elected in 1821.Redistricted to the . District inactive March 4, 1823.Re-established March 4, 1841, with all five representatives elected at-large 1841–1843 Reuben Chapman (D-Somerville) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1841.Redistricted to the . George S. Houston (D-Athens) Elected in 1841.Redistricted to the . Dixon H. Lewis (D-Lowndesboro) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1841.Redistricted to the . William W. Payne (D-Gainesville) Elected in 1841.Redistricted to the . Benjamin G. Shields (D-Demopolis) Elected in 1841.Retired. District inactive March 4, 1843.Two seats re-established March 4, 1873, elected at-large alongside six representatives elected in districts 1873–1875 Charles C. Sheats (R-Decatur) Elected in 1872.Lost re-election. Alexander White (R-Selma) Elected in 1872.Lost re-election. 1875–1877 William H. Forney (D-Jacksonville) Elected in 1874.Redistricted to the . Burwell B. Lewis (D-Tuscaloosa) Elected in 1874.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. District inactive March 4, 1877.One seat re-established March 4, 1913, elected at-large alongside nine representatives elected in districts 1913–1915 John W. Abercrombie (D-Tuscaloosa) Elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Retired 1915–1917 District inactive March 4, 1917.Re-established January 4, 1963, with all eight representatives elected at-large 1963–1965 Albert Rains (D-Gadsden) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Retired. George M. Grant (D-Troy) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. George W. Andrews (D-Union Springs) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Redistricted to the . Kenneth A. Roberts (D-Anniston) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. Armistead I. Selden Jr. (D-Greensboro) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Redistricted to the . George Huddleston Jr. (D-Birmingham) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. Carl Elliott (D-Jasper) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Redistricted to the and lost renomination. Robert E. Jones Jr. (D-Scottsboro) Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1962.Redistricted to the . District inactive since January 3, 1965.
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present