Massachusetts's 12th congressional district

"MA 12" redirects here. MA 12 may also refer to New England Interstate Route 12.

Massachusetts's current districts since 2003

Massachusetts's twelfth congressional district is an obsolete district. It was eliminated in 1983 after the 1980 U.S. Census. Its last location was in southeastern Massachusetts and its last Congressman was Gerry Studds, who was redistricted into the tenth district.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created		1795
Henry Dearborn	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	Gardiner, Maine	Redistricted from the 4th district
Isaac Parker	Federalist	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799	Castine, Maine
Silas Lee	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – August 20, 1801	Wiscasset, Maine	Resigned
Vacant		August 20, 1801 – December 6, 1802
Samuel Thatcher	Federalist	December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803	Warren, Maine	Redistricted to the 16th district
Thomson J. Skinner	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – August 10, 1804	Berkshire County	Resigned
Vacant		August 10, 1804 – November 5, 1804
Simon Larned	Democratic-Republican	November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805
Barnabas Bidwell	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – July 13, 1807	Monterey	Resigned to become Massachusetts Attorney General
Vacant		July 13, 1807 – November 2, 1807
Ezekiel Bacon	Democratic-Republican	November 2, 1807 – March 3, 1813	Stockbridge
Daniel Dewey	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – February 24, 1814	Williamstown	Appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Vacant		February 24, 1814 – September 26, 1814
John W. Hulbert	Federalist	September 26, 1814 – March 3, 1815	Alford	Redistricted to the 7th district
Solomon Strong	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819	Northampton	Retired
Jonas Kendall	Federalist	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Leominster	Lost re-election
Lewis Bigelow	Federalist	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Petersham
Francis Baylies	Jackson Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Taunton	Redistricted from the 10th district
	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827		Lost re-election
James L. Hodges	Adams	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831	Taunton
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
John Quincy Adams	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Braintree	Redistricted from the 11th district
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843		Redistricted to the 8th district
District eliminated		1843
District created		1883
George D. Robinson	Republican	March 4, 1883 – January 7, 1884	Chicopee	Redistricted from the 11th district; Resigned to become Governor of Massachusetts
Vacant		January 7, 1884 – January 17, 1884
Francis W. Rockwell	Republican	January 17, 1884 – March 3, 1891	Pittsfield	Lost re-election
John C. Crosby	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	Pittsfield
Elijah A. Morse	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	Canton	Redistricted from the 2nd district; Retired
William C. Lovering	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	Taunton	Redistricted to the 14th district
Samuel Leland Powers	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	Newton	Redistricted from the 11th district; Retired
John W. Weeks	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913	Newton	Redistricted to the 13th district
James Michael Curley	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – February 4, 1914	Boston	Redistricted from the 10th district; Resigned to become Mayor of Boston
Vacant		February 4, 1914 – April 7, 1914
James A. Gallivan	Democratic	April 7, 1914 – April 3, 1928	Boston	Died
Vacant		April 3, 1928 – November 6, 1928
John W. McCormack	Democratic	November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1963	Boston	Redistricted to the 9th district
Hastings Keith	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	West Bridgewater	Redistricted from the 9th district
Gerry Studds	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	Cohasset	Redistricted to the 10th district
District eliminated		January 3, 1983

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