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The 12th congressional district of Missouri was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Missouri from 1873 to 1953.

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873

John M. Glover
(La Grange)
Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879
43rd
44th
45th
Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Lost renomination.

William H. Hatch
(Hannibal)
Democratic March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 1st district.

Charles H. Morgan
(Lamar)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.

William J. Stone
(Nevada)
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1891
49th
50th
51st
Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Retired.

David A. De Armond
(Butler)
Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893
52nd Elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

Seth W. Cobb
(St. Louis)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897
53rd
54th
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Retired.

Charles E. Pearce
(St. Louis)
Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1901
55th
56th
Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.

James Joseph Butler
(St. Louis)
Democratic March 4, 1901 –
June 28, 1902
57th Elected in 1900.
Seat declared Vacant.
Vacant June 28, 1902 –
November 4, 1902

James Joseph Butler
(St. Louis)
Democratic November 4, 1902 –
February 26, 1903
Elected to fill the vacant seat.
Lost election contest.

George C. R. Wagoner
(St. Louis)
Republican February 26, 1903 –
March 3, 1903
Won election contest.
Retired.

James Joseph Butler
(St. Louis)
Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905
58th Elected in 1902.
Retired.
Ernest E. Wood
(St. Louis)
Democratic March 4, 1905 –
June 23, 1906
59th Elected in 1904.
Lost election contest.

Harry M. Coudrey
(St. Louis)
Republican June 23, 1906 –
March 3, 1911
59th
60th
61st
Won election contest.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Retired.

Leonidas C. Dyer
(St. Louis)
Republican March 4, 1911 –
June 19, 1914
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Lost election contest.

Michael J. Gill
(St. Louis)
Democratic June 19, 1914 –
March 3, 1915
63rd Won election contest.
Lost re-election.

Leonidas C. Dyer
(St. Louis)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1933
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1914.
Re-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.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd All representatives elected at-large.
James R. Claiborne
(St. Louis)
Democratic January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1937
74th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934.
Lost renomination.
Charles A. Anderson
(St. Louis)
Democratic January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1941
75th
76th
Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Lost re-election.
Walter C. Ploeser
(Chesterfield)
Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1949
77th
78th
79th
80th
Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.
Raymond W. Karst
(St. Louis)
Democratic January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951
81st Elected in 1948.
Lost re-election.

Thomas B. Curtis
(Webster Groves)
Republican January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
82nd Elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
District eliminated January 3, 1953

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