Mississippi's 3rd congressional district
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Mississippi's third congressional district covers central portions of state and stretches from the Louisiana border in the west to the Alabama border in the east.
Large cities in the district include Meridian, Starkville, Pearl, and Natchez. A portion of the city of Jackson is in the third district.
Its current representative is Republican Chip Pickering.
[edit] Representatives
| Number | Years of Service | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1847-1849 | Patrick Watson Tompkins | Whig |
| 2 | 1849-1851 | William McWillie | Democratic |
| 3 | 1851-1853 | John D. Freeman | Unionist |
| 4 | 1853-1855 | Otho Robards Singleton | Democratic |
| 5 | 1855-1861 | William Barksdale | Democratic |
| 1861-1870 | vacant | ||
| 6 | 1870-1875 | Henry Barry | Republican |
| 7 | 1875-1883 | Hernando D. Money | Democratic |
| 8 | 1883-1885 | Elza Jeffords | Republican |
| 9 | 1885-1901 | Thomas C. Catchings | Democratic |
| 10 | 1901-1903 | Patrick Stevens Henry | Democratic |
| 11 | 1903-1923 | Benjamin G. Humphreys | Democratic |
| 12 | 1923-1925 | William Yerger Humphreys | Democratic |
| 13 | 1925-1951 | William M. Wittington | Democratic |
| 14 | 1951-1963 | Frank Smith | Democratic |
| 15 | 1963-1968 | John Bell Williams | Democratic |
| 16 | 1968-1973 | Charles Hudson Griffin | Democratic |
| 17 | 1973-1997 | Sonny Montgomery | Democratic |
| 18 | 1997-present | Chip Pickering | Republican |
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