Mississippi Territory's at-large congressional district

Delegates from Mississippi Territory

On April 7, 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created. A non-voting delegate was elected at-large beginning March 4, 1801.

Delegate	Years	Party	Territorial home	Note
Narsworthy Hunter	March 4, 1801 – March 11, 1802	none		Died
Vacant	March 11, 1802 - December 6, 1802
Thomas M. Greene	December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803	none
William Lattimore	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807	none	Natchez
George Poindexter	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813	none
William Lattimore	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	none	Natchez
Vacant	March 4, 1817 - December 10, 1817			District becomes inactive as Mississippi achieves stateood

The area of Mississippi Territory was increased in 1804 and again in 1812.

On December 10, 1817, Mississippi was admitted into the Union as a state and Alabama Territory to the east was spun off.

Mississippi's congressional districts

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

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