Vermont's 1st congressional district

Vermont's 1st congressional district is an obsolete district. Vermont currently has one representative to the United States House of Representatives, elected statewide At-large. Until 1933, however, the state used to have multiple seats spread out into geographic districts. During that time, the first district elected its own representative.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
Vacant		March 4, 1791 – October 16, 1791
Israel Smith	Anti- Administration	October 17, 1791 – March 3, 1795	Lost re-election
	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	Defeated
Matthew Lyon	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1801	Retired
Israel Smith	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Gideon Olin	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807	Retired
James Witherell	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1807 – May 1, 1808	Resigned when appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court
Vacant		May 2, 1808 – September 5, 1808
Samuel Shaw	Democratic- Republican	September 6, 1808 – March 3, 1813	Retired to join the military
District inactive		March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1821
Rollin C. Mallary	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Redistricted to the 2nd district
	Adams-Clay Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
William C. Bradley	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Lost re-election
Jonathan Hunt	Adams	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829	Died
	Anti- Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – May 15, 1832
Vacant		May 16, 1832 – December 31, 1832
Hiland Hall	Anti- Jacksonian	January 1, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Retired to become Banking Commissioner
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
Solomon Foot	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Lost re-election
William Henry	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	Lost re-election
Ahiman L. Miner	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Retired
James Meacham	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Died
	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – August 23, 1856
Vacant		August 24, 1856 – November 30, 1856
George T. Hodges	Republican	December 1, 1856 – March 3, 1857	Retired
Eliakim P. Walton	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863	Retired
Frederick E. Woodbridge	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Retired
Charles W. Willard	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	Lost re-election
Charles H. Joyce	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883	Retired
John W. Stewart	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891	Retired
H. Henry Powers	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901	Lost re-election
David J. Foster	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 21, 1912	Died
Vacant		March 22, 1912 – July 29, 1912
Frank L. Greene	Republican	July 30, 1912 – March 3, 1923	Retired to run for U.S. Senate
Frederick G. Fleetwood	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	Retired
Elbert S. Brigham	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931	Retired
John E. Weeks	Republican	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Retired and the district was eliminated

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