Kentucky's 12th congressional district was a

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of the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

. It was lost to redistricting in 1843. Its last Representative was

Garrett Davis Garrett Davis (September 10, 1801 – September 22, 1872) was a U.S. Senator and Representative from Kentucky. Early life Born in Mount Sterling, Kentucky, Garrett Davis was the brother of Amos Davis. After completing preparatory studies, Dav ...

List of members representing the district

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
11 Former congressional districts of the United States Constituencies established in 1823 1823 establishments in Kentucky Constituencies disestablished in 1843 1843 disestablishments in Kentucky {{US-Congress-stub