U.S. House · Historical · Tennessee District 8
Tennessee's 8th Congressional District
Members who have held the seat for Tennessee's 8th Congressional District, with sourced biographical profiles, party, and term history. The currently-serving holder appears on the serving roster.
- Former U.S. RepresentativeAbram MauryTennesseeWhig1835–1839
- Former U.S. RepresentativeAndrew EwingTennesseeDemocratic1849–1851
- Former U.S. RepresentativeBenjamin EnloeTennesseeDemocratic1887–1895
- Former U.S. RepresentativeDan KuykendallTennesseeRepublican1967–1975
- Former U.S. RepresentativeDavid NunnTennesseeRepublican1867–1875
- Former U.S. RepresentativeEd JonesTennesseeDemocratic1969–1989
- Former U.S. RepresentativeEdwin EwingTennesseeWhig1845–1847
- Former U.S. RepresentativeFelix ZollicofferTennesseeAmerican1853–1859
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames QuarlesTennesseeInd. Republican-Democrat1859–1861
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames ReynoldsTennesseeRepublican1815–1825
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJere CooperTennesseeDemocratic1929–1959
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn AtkinsTennesseeDemocratic1857–1883
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn LeftwichTennesseeUnionist1865–1867
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn MarableTennesseeJackson1825–1829
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn McCallTennesseeRepublican1895–1897
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn TannerTennesseeDemocratic1989–2011
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJohn TaylorTennesseeDemocratic1883–1887
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJoseph PeytonTennesseeWhig1843–1847
- Former U.S. RepresentativeLon ScottTennesseeRepublican1921–1923
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRobert EverettTennesseeDemocratic1957–1971
- Former U.S. RepresentativeStephen FincherTennesseeRepublican2011–2017
- Former U.S. RepresentativeThetus SimsTennesseeDemocratic1897–1921
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWashington BarrowTennesseeWhig1847–1849
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam SmithTennesseeRepublican1869–1871
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam VaughanTennesseeDemocratic1871–1873
Related on The Candidate
- Tennessee delegationEvery former U.S. Representative from Tennessee, grouped by district.Open
- Current Tennessee delegationThe companion lifecycle roster for Tennessee.Open
- All former U.S. RepresentativesBack to the full roster across every state and district.Open
- U.S. House of RepresentativesRole, term length, qualifications, and the full House candidate directory.Open