Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
District created March 4, 1873 |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Ira_B._Hyde_-_Brady-Handy.jpg/100px-Ira_B._Hyde_-_Brady-Handy.jpg) Ira B. Hyde (Princeton) | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/RezinADeBolt.jpg/100px-RezinADeBolt.jpg) Rezin A. DeBolt (Trenton) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. Retired. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/HenryMosesPollard.jpg/100px-HenryMosesPollard.jpg) Henry M. Pollard (Chillicothe) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | 45th | Elected in 1876. Lost re-election. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Gideon_F._Rothwell_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Gideon_F._Rothwell_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg) Gideon F. Rothwell (Moberly) | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | 46th | Elected in 1878. Lost renomination. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Joseph_H._Burrows_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Joseph_H._Burrows_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg) Joseph H. Burrows (Cainsville) | Greenback | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Elected in 1880. Lost re-election. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/MLClardy2.jpg/100px-MLClardy2.jpg) Martin L. Clardy (Farmington) | Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 | 48th 49th 50th | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Lost re-election. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/William_M._Kinsey_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-William_M._Kinsey_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg) William M. Kinsey (St. Louis) | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | Elected in 1888. Lost re-election. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Samuel_Byrns_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Samuel_Byrns_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg) Samuel Byrns (Potosi) | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Elected in 1890. Lost renomination. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Bundesarchiv_Bild_137-25348%2C_Richard_Barthold.jpg/100px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_137-25348%2C_Richard_Barthold.jpg) Richard Bartholdt (St. Louis) | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1915 | 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/JacobEdwinMeeker.jpg/100px-JacobEdwinMeeker.jpg) Jacob E. Meeker (St. Louis) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – October 16, 1918 | 64th 65th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Died. |
Vacant | October 16, 1918 – November 5, 1918 | 65th | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Frederick_Essen_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Frederick_Essen_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg) Frederick Essen (Clayton) | Republican | November 5, 1918 – March 3, 1919 | Elected to finish Meeker's term. Retired. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/ClevelandANewton.jpg/100px-ClevelandANewton.jpg) Cleveland A. Newton (St. Louis) | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1927 | 66th 67th 68th 69th | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Henry_F._Niedringhaus_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Henry_F._Niedringhaus_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg) Henry F. Niedringhaus (St. Louis) | Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 | 70th 71st 72nd | 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 on a general ticket |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Orville_Zimmerman_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Orville_Zimmerman_%28Missouri_Congressman%29.jpg) Orville Zimmerman (Kennett) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – April 7, 1948 | 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942 Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Died. |
Vacant | April 7, 1948 – November 2, 1948 | 80th | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Paul_Caruthers_Jones.jpg/100px-Paul_Caruthers_Jones.jpg) Paul C. Jones (Kennett) | Democratic | November 2, 1948 – January 3, 1969 | 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th | Elected to finish Zimmerman's term. Also elected to the next full term 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. Retired. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Bill_Burlison.png/100px-Bill_Burlison.png) Bill Burlison (Cape Girardeau) | Democratic | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1981 | 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th | Elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Lost re-election. |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/BillEmerson.jpg/100px-BillEmerson.jpg) Bill Emerson (DeSoto) | Republican | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | 97th | Elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
District eliminated January 3, 1983 |