Massachusetts's seventeenth congressional district is an obsolete district. Its short tenure (1803-1821) was dedicated to the Maine District until Maine achieved statehood.
Massachusetts's 17th congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1803 |
Eliminated | 1820 |
Years active | 1803-1820 |
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
District home | Electoral history | District location |
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District created March 4, 1803 | ||||||
Phineas Bruce | Federalist | March 4, 1803 – ? |
8th | Machias, Maine | Elected in 1802, but prevented by illness from qualifying. | 1803 – 1813 "Kennebec district," District of Maine |
Vacant | ? – March 3, 1805 | |||||
![]() John Chandler |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
9th 10th |
Monmouth, Maine | Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired. | |
Barzillai Gannett | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1809 – 1812 |
11th | Gardiner, Maine | Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Resigned. | |
12th | ||||||
Vacant | 1812 – April 6, 1812 | |||||
Francis Carr | Democratic- Republican |
April 6, 1812 – March 3, 1813 |
Bangor, Maine | Elected to finish Gannett's term. Lost re-election. | ||
Abiel Wood | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Wiscasset, Maine | Elected in 1812. Redistricted to the 16th district and lost re-election. |
1813 – 1821 "4th Eastern district," District of Maine |
James Carr | Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Bangor, Maine | Elected in 1815 on the second ballot. Retired. | |
John Wilson | Federalist | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Belfast, Maine | Elected in 1816. Lost re-election. | |
Martin Kinsley | Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
16th | Hampden, Maine | Elected in 1819 on the third ballot. Redistricted to Maine's 4th district and lost re-election. | |
District moved to Maine's 4th district March 3, 1821 |
Massachusetts's congressional districts | |
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