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Wisconsin Territory had a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Delegate	N/A
Created	1836, as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated	1849, after statehood was achieved
Years active	1836–1849

List of delegates representing the district

Delegate	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created July 3, 1836
Vacant		July 3, 1836 – January 26, 1837	24th
George Wallace Jones	Jacksonian	January 26, 1837 – March 3, 1837	24th 25th	Redistricted from the Michigan Territory and re-elected in 1836. Election invalidated.
	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – January 14, 1839
James D. Doty	Democratic	January 14, 1839 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	Elected in 1838. Retired.
Henry Dodge	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845	27th 28th	Elected in 1840. Re-elected in 1842. Retired to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory.
Morgan L. Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1844. Lost re-election.
John H. Tweedy	Whig	March 4, 1847 – May 28, 1848	30th	Elected in 1846. Resigned.
Vacant		May 29, 1848 – October 29, 1848
Henry H. Sibley	Democratic	October 30, 1848 – March 3, 1849		Elected to finish Tweedy's term. Redistricted to the Minnesota Territory.
District eliminated March 3, 1849

The district was eliminated with the creation of the Minnesota Territory on March 2, 1849. However, Henry Sibley continued to serve out his term as the Delegate from the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849, making the district's effective elimination on March 3, 1849, the conclusion of the Congress.

See also

• Northwest Territory's at-large congressional district
• Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district
• Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• "Our Campaigns - WI Territorial Delegate". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

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