Indiana's 12th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Indiana. It was eliminated as a result of the 1940 census. It was last represented by Louis Ludlow who was redistricted into the 11th district.
List of members representing the district
| Member
|
Party
|
Years
|
Cong
ress
|
Electoral history
|
| District created March 4, 1875
|
Andrew H. Hamilton
(Fort Wayne)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879
|
44th
45th
|
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
|
Walpole G. Colerick
(Fort Wayne)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
|
46th
47th
|
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.
|
Robert Lowry
(Fort Wayne)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
|
48th
49th
|
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
|
James B. White
(Fort Wayne)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889
|
50th
|
Elected in 1886.
Lost re-election.
|
Charles A. O. McClellan
(Auburn)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1893
|
51st
52nd
|
Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.
|
William F. McNagny
(Columbia City)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
|
53rd
|
Elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.
|
Jacob D. Leighty
(St. Joe)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897
|
54th
|
Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election.
|
James M. Robinson
(Fort Wayne)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1905
|
55th
56th
57th
58th
|
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.
|
Newton W. Gilbert
(Fort Wayne)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1905 –
November 6, 1906
|
59th
|
Elected in 1904.
Resigned to become Judge of First Instance in Manila, Philippines.
|
Clarence C. Gilhams
(LaGrange)
|
Republican
|
November 6, 1906 –
March 3, 1909
|
59th
60th
|
Elected to finish Gilbert's term.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost re-election.
|
Cyrus Cline
(Angola)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1917
|
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
|
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Lost re-election.
|
Louis W. Fairfield
(Angola)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1925
|
65th
66th
67th
68th
|
Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost renomination.
|
David Hogg
(Fort Wayne)
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933
|
69th
70th
71st
72nd
|
Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election.
|
Louis Ludlow
(Indianapolis)
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943
|
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
|
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the 11th district.
|
| District eliminated January 3, 1943
|
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