Alabama's 1st Congressional District is the first of 7 districts representing Alabama in the United States House of Representatives. [1]
The current incumbent is Bradley Roberts Byrne, a Republican who had served this district since December 17, 2013, when the previous incumbent vacated the seat to become vice chancellor for the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa on August 2, 2013. On February 20, 2019, Byrne announced that he would not run for another term because he is running for the U.S. Senate seat in Alabama up for election.
This district encompasses all of Washington, Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, and Monroe counties.
Representative history (1823-Present)[edit | edit source]
| Representative [1] | Term(s) [1] |
|---|---|
 Gabriel Moore January 1, 1785-June 9, 1845 |
March 4, 1823-March 3, 1829 |
 Clement C. Clay December 17, 1789-September 6, 1866 |
March 4, 1829-March 3, 1835 |
| Reuben Chapman July 15, 1799-May 17, 1882 |
March 4, 1835-March 3, 1841 |
| District Inactive | March 3, 1841-March 4, 1843 |
| James Dellet February 18, 1788-December 21, 1848 |
March 4, 1843-March 3, 1845 |
| Edmund S. Dargan April 15, 1805-November 22, 1879 |
March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847 |
| John Gayle September 11, 1792-July 21, 1859 |
March 4, 1847-March 3, 1849 |
| William J. Alston December 31, 1800-June 10, 1876 |
March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851 |
| John Bragg January 14, 1806-August 10, 1878 |
March 4, 1851-March 3, 1853 |
| Phillip Phillips December 17, 1807-January 14, 1884 |
March 4, 1853-March 3, 1855 |
| Percy Walker 1812-1880 |
March 4, 1855-March 3, 1857 |
| James A. Stallworth April 7, 1822–August 31, 1861 |
March 4, 1857-January 12, 1861 |
| Civil War and Reconstruction | January 12, 1861-July 22, 1868 |
| Francis W. Kellogg May 30, 1810–January 13, 1879 |
July 22, 1868-March 3, 1869 |
| Alfred E. Buck February 7, 1832-December 4, 1902 |
March 4, 1869-March 3, 1871 |
| Benjamin S. Turner March 17, 1825-March 21, 1894 |
March 4, 1871-March 3, 1873 |
| Frederick G. Bromberg June 19, 1837-September 4, 1930 |
March 4, 1873-March 3, 1875 |
| Jeremiah Haralson April 1, 1846-1916 |
March 4, 1875-March 3, 1877 |
| James T. Jones July 20, 1832-February 15, 1895 |
March 4, 1877-March 3, 1879 |
| Thomas H. Herndon July 1, 1828-March 28, 1883 |
March 4, 1879-March 28,1883 |
| Vacant | March 28, 1883-December 3, 1883 |
| James T. Jones July 20, 1832-February 15, 1895 |
December 3, 1883-March 3, 1889 |
| Richard H. Clarke February 9, 1843 – September 26, 1906 |
March 4, 1889-March 3, 1897 |
| George W. Taylor January 16, 1849 – December 21, 1932 |
March 4, 1897-March 3, 1915 |
| Oscar Lee Gray July 2, 1865 – January 2, 1936 |
March 4, 1915–March 3, 1919 |
| John McDuffie September 25, 1883 – November 1, 1950 |
March 4, 1919-March 2, 1935 |
| Vacant | March 2, 1935–July 30, 1935 |
| Frank W. Boykin February 21, 1885 – March 12, 1969 |
July 30, 1935–January 3, 1963 |
| Inactive District | January 3, 1963–January 3, 1965 |
| William J. Edwards September 20, 1928-September 27, 2019 |
January 3, 1965–January 3, 1985 |
| Herbert L. Callahan September 11, 1932-Living |
January 3, 1985–January 3, 2003 |
| Josiah R. Bonner November 19, 1959-Living |
January 3, 2003–August 2, 2013 |
| Vacant | August 2, 2013–December 17, 2013 |
| Bradley Roberts Byrne February 16, 1955-Living |
December 17, 2013-January 3, 2021 |
| January 3, 2021-? |
Living Former Members[edit | edit source]
As of December 7, 2019, there are 2 former representatives still alive. The most recent representative to die was William J. Edwards (January 3, 1965–January 3, 1985) on September 27, 2019.
| Representative | Tenure | Date of Birth (age) |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert L. Callahan | January 3, 1985–January 3, 2003 | September 11, 1932 (aged 87) |
| Josiah R. Bonner | January 3, 2003–August 2, 2013 | November 19, 1959 (aged 60) |
