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Massachusetts's current districts since 2003
Massachusetts's fifteenth congressional district is an obsolete district. It was also for a short time in the early 19th century a Massachusetts District of Maine. It was eliminated in 1943 after the 1940 Census. Its last location was in eastern Massachusetts at Cape Cod. Its last Congressman was Charles L. Gifford, who was redistricted into the ninth district.
List of representatives
Representative Party Years Congress(es) District Residence Notes District created 1803 Peleg Wadsworth Federalist March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 18078th
9thRedistricted from the 13th district
RetiredDaniel Ilsley Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 180910th Lost re-election Ezekiel Whitman Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 181111th [Data unknown/missing. You can help!] William Widgery Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 181312th Lost re-election George Bradbury Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 181713th
14thLost renomination Ezekiel Whitman Federalist March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 182115th
16thDistrict moved to Maine's 2nd district District moved to Maine 1821 District restored in Massachusetts 1913 William S. Greene Republican March 4, 1913 –
September 22, 192463rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68thFall River Redistricted from the 13th district
DiedVacant September 22, 1924 –
November 4, 192468th Robert Leach Republican November 4, 1924 –
March 3, 192568th Elected to finish Greene's term
RetiredJoseph William Martin, Jr. Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 193368th
69th
70th
71st
72ndNorth Attleborough Redistricted to the 14th district Charles L. Gifford Republican March 4, 1933 –
March 3, 194373rd
74th
75th
76th
77thBarnstable Redistricted from the 14th district
Redistricted to the 9th districtDistrict eliminated 1943 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
Massachusetts's congressional districts Current districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
The At-large and 11th–20th districts are obsolete. Some moved to Maine in 1820.
See also: Massachusetts's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – MapsCategories:- Congressional districts of Massachusetts
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