Massachusetts's 17th congressional district

Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013
"MA 17" redirects here. MA 17 may also refer to Massachusetts Route 17.
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 | Prevented by illness from qualifying |
8th (Continued) |
Vacant | ? – March 3, 1805 | |||
9th | ![]() |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
Monmouth, Maine | Retired |
10th | |||||
11th | Barzillai Gannett | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1809 – 1812 |
Gardiner, Maine | Resigned |
12th | |||||
12th (Continued) |
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 | |
14th | James Carr | Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Bangor, Maine | |
15th | John Wilson | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
Belfast, Maine | Lost renomination |
16th | Martin Kinsley | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Hampden, Maine | 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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