Massachusetts's 16th congressional district
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Massachusetts's 16th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was first active 1803–1821 in the District of Maine and again active 1913–1933 in the Cape Cod region. It was eliminated in 1933 after the 1930 census. Its last congressman was Charles L. Gifford, who was redistricted into the Template:Ushr.
Cities and towns in the district
1910s
"Barnstable County: Towns of Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmonth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth. Bristol County: City of New Bedford; towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven. Plymouth County: Towns of Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Scituate, and Wareham. Norfolk County: Town of Cohasset. Dukes and Nantucket Counties."[1]
List of members representing the district
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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| District created March 3, 1803 | |||||
| File:Portrait of Samuel Thatcher.jpg Samuel Thatcher (Warren)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Federalist | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1802. Lost re-election. |
1803–1813 "Lincoln district," District of Maine |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1811 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired. | |
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Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1810. Retired. | |
| Samuel Davis (Bath)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1812. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr and lost re-election. |
1813–1821 "3rd Eastern district," District of Maine |
| Benjamin Brown (Waldoborough)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1814. Ran in the Template:Ushr and lost re-election. | |
| Benjamin Orr (Brunswick)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1816. Lost re-election. | |
| Mark Langdon Hill (Phippsburg)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1819 on the third ballot. District Template:Ushr. | |
| District moved to Maine March 3, 1821 | |||||
| District restored in Massachusetts March 3, 1913 | |||||
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style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | March 4, 1915 – August 21, 1922 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned to become a justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. | |
| Vacant | August 21, 1922 – November 7, 1922 |
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style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican | November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1933 |
Template:USCongressOrdinal | Elected to finish Walsh's term Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr. | |
| District eliminated March 3, 1933 | |||||
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References
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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