# Tennessee's 10th congressional district

Tennessee's 10th congressional district was a district of the United States Congress in Tennessee. It was lost to redistricting in 1953. Its last Representative was Clifford Davis.

## List of representatives

| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Note |
| District established March 4, 1833 |||||
| William M. Inge (Fayetteville) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | 23rd | Elected in 1833. Retired. |
| Ebenezer J. Shields (Pulaski) | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | 24th 25th | Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Lost re-election. |
| Ebenezer J. Shields (Pulaski) | Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | 24th 25th | Elected in 1835. Re-elected in 1837. Lost re-election. |
| Aaron V. Brown (Pulaski) | Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | 26th 27th | Elected in 1839. Re-elected in 1841. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| John B. Ashe (Brownsville) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1843. Retired. |
| Frederick P. Stanton (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1855 | 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd | Elected in 1845. Re-elected in 1847. Re-elected in 1849. Re-elected in 1851. Re-elected in 1853. Retired. |
| Thomas Rivers (Somerville) | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1855. Retired. |
| William T. Avery (Pulaski) | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | 35th 36th | Elected in 1857. Re-elected in 1859. Could not seek re-election, as West Tennessee seceded. |
| District inactive | District inactive | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Civil War | Civil War |
| District dissolved March 4, 1863 |||||
| District re-established March 4, 1875 |||||
| H. Casey Young (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1881 | 44th 45th 46th | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Lost re-election. |
| William R. Moore (Memphis) | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. Renominated but declined. |
| H. Casey Young (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Elected in 1882. Retired. |
| Zachary Taylor (Covington) | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | 49th | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election. |
| James Phelan, Jr. (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1887 – January 30, 1891 | 50th 51st | Elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired but died before next term began. |
| Vacant | Vacant | January 30, 1891 – March 4, 1891 | 51st | |
| Josiah Patterson (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1897 | 52nd 53rd 54th | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Lost re-election as a National Democrat. |
| Edward W. Carmack (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 | 55th 56th | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Malcolm R. Patterson (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1901 – November 5, 1906 | 57th 58th 59th | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired to run for Governor of Tennessee and resigned when elected. |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 5, 1906 – March 4, 1907 | 59th | |
| George Gordon (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1907 – August 9, 1911 | 60th 61st 62nd | Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | August 9, 1911 – December 4, 1911 | 62nd | |
| Kenneth McKellar (Memphis) | Democratic | December 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917 | 62nd 63rd 64th | Elected to finish Gordon's term. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Hubert Fisher (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1931 | 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st | Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Retired. |
| E. H. Crump (Memphis) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | 72nd | Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
| District dissolved March 4, 1933 |||||
| District re-established January 3, 1943 |||||
| Clifford Davis (Memphis) | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 | 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd | Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
| District dissolved January 3, 1953 |||||

## Election results
### 1920

1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hubert Fisher (Incumbent) | 23,987 | 80.46% |
| | Republican | Wayman Wilkerson | 5,047 | 16.93% |
| | Socialist | G. J. Braun | 779 | 2.61% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 29,813 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1922

1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hubert Fisher (Incumbent) | 10,407 | 89.06% |
| | Republican | Thomas C. Phelan | 1,279 | 10.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,686 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 1924

1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Hubert Fisher (Incumbent) | 16,306 | 74.02% |
| | Independent | George H. Poole | 2,923 | 13.27% |
| | Republican | Harry Spears | 2,801 | 12.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,030 | 100% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |