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Indiana's 13th congressional district

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Indiana's 13th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1875
Eliminated1930
Years active1875–1933

Indiana's 13th congressional district was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Indiana. It was eliminated as a result of the 1930 census. It was last represented by Samuel B. Pettengill who was redistricted into the 3rd district.

List of members representing the district

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Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 4, 1875

John Baker
(Goshen)
Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1881
44th
45th
46th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Retired.

William H. Calkins
(Laporte)
Republican March 4, 1881 –
October 20, 1884
47th
48th
Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Retired to run for governor and resigned.
Vacant October 20, 1884 –
December 1, 1884
48th

Benjamin F. Shively
(South Bend)
Anti-Monopolist December 1, 1884 –
March 3, 1885
Elected to finish Calkins's term.
Was not candidate for full term.

George Ford
(South Bend)
Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1887
49th Elected in 1884.
Retired.

Benjamin F. Shively
(South Bend)
Democratic March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1893
50th
51st
52nd
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Retired.

Charles G. Conn
(Elkhart)
Democratic March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1895
53rd Elected in 1892.
Retired.

Lemuel W. Royse
(Warsaw)
Republican March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899
54th
55th
Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Lost renomination.

Abraham L. Brick
(South Bend)
Republican March 4, 1899 –
April 7, 1908
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Died.
Vacant April 7, 1908 –
November 3, 1908
60th

Henry A. Barnhart
(Rochester)
Democratic November 3, 1908 –
March 3, 1919
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
Elected to finish Brick's term.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.

Andrew J. Hickey
(La Porte)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1931
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.

Samuel B. Pettengill
(South Bend)
Democratic March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933
72nd Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.
District eliminated March 4, 1933

References

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  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present