Member Party Years Cong ress Electoral history District created March 4, 1855 John A. Quitman (Natchez ) Democratic March 4, 1855 – July 17, 1858 34th 35th Elected in 1855 .Re-elected in 1857 . Died.Vacant July 17, 1858 – December 7, 1858 35th John Jones McRae (State Line ) Democratic December 7, 1858 – January 12, 1861 35th 36th Elected to finish Quitman's term .Re-elected in 1859 . Withdrew due to Civil War.Vacant January 12, 1861 – February 23, 1870 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st Civil War and Reconstruction Legrand Winfield Perce (Natchez ) Republican February 23, 1870 – March 3, 1873 41st 42nd Elected in 1869 to finish the term and to the next term. Retired. George Colin McKee (Vicksburg ) Republican March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 43rd Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1872 . Retired. Charles E. Hooker (Jackson ) Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 44th 45th 46th 47th Elected in 1874 .Re-elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 . Retired. Otho Robards Singleton (Forest ) Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 48th 49th Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 . Retired. Chapman L. Anderson (Kosciusko ) Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 50th 51st Elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 . Lost renomination.Joseph Henry Beeman (Eley ) Democratic March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 52nd Elected in 1890 . Retired. John Sharp Williams (Yazoo City ) Democratic March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1903 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th Elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 . Redistricted to the 8th district . Adam M. Byrd (Philadelphia ) Democratic March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 58th 59th 60th 61st Elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 . Lost renomination. Samuel Andrew Witherspoon (Meridian ) Democratic March 4, 1911 – November 24, 1915 62nd 63rd 64th Elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 . Died.Vacant November 24, 1915 – January 4, 1916 64th William Webb Venable (Meridian ) Democratic January 4, 1916 – March 3, 1921 64th 65th 66th Elected to finish Witherspoon's term .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 . Lost renomination. Ross A. Collins (Meridian ) Democratic March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1935 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd Elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 . Retired to run for U.S. senator . Aubert C. Dunn (Meridian ) Democratic January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 74th Elected in 1934 . Retired. Ross A. Collins (Meridian ) Democratic January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 75th 76th 77th Elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 . Retired to run for U.S. senator . W. Arthur Winstead (Philadelphia ) Democratic January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th Elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 . Redistricted to the 4th district . William M. Colmer (Pascagoula ) Democratic January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 . Retired. Trent Lott (Pascagoula ) Republican January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1989 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th Elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 . Retired to run for U.S. senator . Larkin I. Smith (Long Beach ) Republican January 3, 1989 – August 13, 1989 101st Elected in 1988 . Died.Vacant August 13, 1989 – October 17, 1989 Gene Taylor (Bay St. Louis ) Democratic October 17, 1989 – January 3, 2003 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th Elected to finish Smith's term .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 . Redistricted to the 4th district .District eliminated January 3, 2003