Illinois's 23rd congressional district

The 23rd congressional district of Illinois was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois. It was eliminated as a result of the 1980 Census. It was last represented by Melvin Price who was redistricted into the 21st district.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903
Joseph B. Crowley	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1902. [data unknown/missing]
Frank S. Dickson	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	59th	[data unknown/missing]
Martin D. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919	60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th	[data unknown/missing]
Edwin B. Brooks	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	66th 67th	[data unknown/missing]
William W. Arnold	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – September 16, 1935	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when appointed as a member of the US Board of Tax Appeals
Vacant		September 16, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th
Laurence F. Arnold	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	[data unknown/missing]
Charles W. Vursell	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	78th 79th 80th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 24th district.
Edward H. Jenison	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1948. [data unknown/missing]
Charles W. Vursell	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	83rd 84th 85th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1952. [data unknown/missing]
George E. Shipley	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973	86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Melvin Price	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1972. Redistricted to the 21st district.
District inactive since January 3, 1983

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present