Iowa Territory's at-large congressional district

Iowa Territory in 1838

Iowa Territory's At-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Iowa Territory, which was split off from the Wisconsin Territory in 1838. After Iowa's admission to the Union as the 29th state by act of Congress on December 28, 1846, this district was dissolved and replaced by Iowa's At-large congressional district.

List of delegates

On June 12, 1838, an act of Congress gave Iowa Territory the authority to elect a delegate to Congress.^[1]^[2]

Delegate	Party	Years	District home
William W. Chapman	Democratic	September 10, 1838 – October 27, 1840	Burlington
Francis Gehon		Was elected in 1839, but never took office.	Dubuque County
Augustus C. Dodge	Democratic	October 28, 1840 – December 28, 1846	Burlington

References

↑ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". United States Congress. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
↑ "House History". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 20, 2010.

Iowa's congressional districts

Current districts 1 2 3 4 All districts Territory At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 The At-large and 5th - 11th districts are obsolete. See also Iowa's past and present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations Recent U.S. House elections in Iowa: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 All U.S. districts Apportionment Redistricting Gerrymandering

Coordinates: 42°N 93°W / 42°N 93°W / 42; -93

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