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County: McCracken

Congressmen Representing First District Which Included Jackson Purchase, 1819-1995

Marker Number: 

1969

Location: 

2350 Jefferson St., Paducah

In 1792, Kentucky separated from Virginia and became fifteenth state in the Union. It was not until 1818 that Indian lands west of Tennessee River were bought from the Chickasaws and named the Jackson Purchase.

Name 

Alney McLean

Anthony New

Robert P. Henry

John F. Henry

Chittenden Lyon

Linn Boyd

John L. Murray

Linn Boyd

Party 

Independent

Dem.-Rep.

Dem.-Rep.

Dem.-Rep.

Democrat

Democrat

Democrat

Democrat

Years

1819-1821

1821-1823

1823-1826

1826-1827

1827-1835

1835-1837

1837-1839

1839-1855

Presented by Paducah-McCracken County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Reverse Description:

Congressmen Representing First District Which Included Jackson Purchase, 1819-1995

Name

Henry C. Burnett
Samuel L. Casey
Lucian Anderson
Lawrence Trimble
Edward Crossland
Andrew R. Boone
Oscar Turner 
William J. Stone
John K. Hendrick 
Charles K. Wheeler
Ollie M. James
Alben W. Barkley
William V. Gregory
Noble J. Gregory
Frank Stubblefield
Carroll Hubbard
Tom Barlow
Ed Whitfield

Party 

Democrat 
Republican 
Unionist 
Democrat 
Democrat
Democrat 
Democrat 
Democrat 
Democrat 
Democrat 
Democrat 
Democrat 
Demorcat 
Democrat 
Democrat 
Democrat 
Democrat 
Republican 

Years

1855-1861
1862-1863
1863-1865
1865-1871
1871-1875
1875-1879
1879-1885
1885-1895
1895-1897
1897-1903
1903-1913
1913-1927
1927-1936
1937-1959
1959-1974
1975-1993
1993-1995
1995

Presented by Paducah-McCracken County Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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