U.S. House · Historical · Tennessee District 5
Tennessee's 5th Congressional District
Members who have held the seat for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District, with sourced biographical profiles, party, and term history. The currently-serving holder appears on the serving roster.
- Former U.S. RepresentativeCharles ReadyTennesseeAmerican1853–1859
- Former U.S. RepresentativeClifford AllenTennesseeDemocratic1975–1979
- Former U.S. RepresentativeEdward GolladayTennesseeDemocratic1871–1873
- Former U.S. RepresentativeEwin DavisTennesseeDemocratic1919–1933
- Former U.S. RepresentativeHarold EarthmanTennesseeDemocratic1945–1947
- Former U.S. RepresentativeHorace HarrisonTennesseeRepublican1873–1875
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames PriestTennesseeDemocratic1941–1957
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames RichardsonTennesseeDemocratic1885–1905
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJim CooperTennesseeDemocratic1983–2023
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJim McCordTennesseeDemocratic1943–1945
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn BrightTennesseeDemocratic1871–1881
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn ForesterTennesseeAnti-Jacksonian1833–1837
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn TrimbleTennesseeRepublican1867–1869
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJoseph ByrnsTennesseeDemocratic1909–1937
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJoseph Byrns Jr.TennesseeDemocratic1939–1941
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJoseph LoserTennesseeDemocratic1957–1963
- Former U.S. RepresentativeNewton CannonTennesseeRepublican1813–1823
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRichard AtkinsonTennesseeDemocratic1937–1939
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRichard FultonTennesseeDemocratic1963–1977
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRichard WarnerTennesseeDemocratic1881–1885
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRobert AllenTennesseeJackson1819–1827
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRobert ClementTennesseeDemocratic1988–2003
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRobert DeshaTennesseeJackson1827–1831
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRobert HattonTennesseeInd. Republican-Democrat1859–1861
- Former U.S. RepresentativeThomas ClaiborneTennesseeRepublican1817–1819
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam BonerTennesseeDemocratic1979–1987
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam CampbellTennesseeUnionist1837–1867
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam HallTennesseeJackson1831–1833
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam HoustonTennesseeDemocratic1905–1919
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam ProsserTennesseeRepublican1869–1871
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