New Hampshire's 3rd congressional district

"NH-3" redirects here. NH-3 may also refer to National Highway 3 (India).

New Hampshire's third congressional district is an obsolete district. It was organized from the State's At-Large District in 1847. It was eliminated after the 1880 Census. The last representative serving the district was Ossian Ray.

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District organized from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district in 1847
James Wilson II	Whig	March 4, 1847 – September 9, 1850	Keene	Resigned
Vacant		September 9, 1850 – October 8, 1850
George W. Morrison	Democratic	October 8, 1850 – March 3, 1851	Manchester	Lost Re-election
Jared Perkins	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853		Lost Re-election
Harry Hibbard	Democratic	March 3, 1853 – March 3, 1855		Retired
Aaron H. Cragin	American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Bradford
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Thomas M. Edwards	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863		Retired
James W. Patterson	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867		Elected to US Senate from New Hampshire
Jacob Benton	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871		Retired
Hosea Washington Parker	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Claremont	Lost Re-election
Henry W. Blair	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879		Retired to run for US Senate from New Hampshire
Evarts Worcester Farr	Republican	March 4, 1879 – November 30, 1880	Littleton	Died
Vacant		November 30, 1880 – March 4, 1881
Ossian Ray	Republican	January 8, 1881 – March 3, 1883		Redistricted to 2nd congressional district
District Eliminated

Note: Representatives elected from 1789-1847 were elected At-Large

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