Massachusetts's 17th congressional district
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Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013
Massachusetts's seventeenth congressional district is an obsolete district. Its short tenure (1803-1821) was dedicated to the Maine District until Maine achieved statehood.
List of representatives
Cong ress |
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Electoral history |
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District created | March 4, 1803 | ||||
8th | Phineas Bruce | Federalist | March 4, 1803 – ? |
Machias, Maine | Elected in 1802. Prevented by illness from qualifying |
Vacant | ? – March 3, 1805 | ||||
9th | ![]() |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
Monmouth, Maine | Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired. |
10th | |||||
11th | Barzillai Gannett | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1809 – 1812 |
Gardiner, Maine | Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Resigned. |
12th | |||||
Vacant | 1812 – April 6, 1812 | ||||
Francis Carr | Democratic- Republican |
April 6, 1812 – March 3, 1813 |
Bangor, Maine | Elected to finish Gannett's term. Lost re-election. | |
13th | Abiel Wood | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Wiscasset, Maine | Elected in 1812. Lost re-election. |
14th | James Carr | Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Bangor, Maine | Elected in 1814. [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
15th | John Wilson | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
Belfast, Maine | Elected in 1816. Lost renomination. |
16th | Martin Kinsley | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Hampden, Maine | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. |
District moved to Maine | March 3, 1821 |
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
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