Massachusetts's 16th congressional district

Summary

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 15th district.

Massachusetts's 16th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1803
1910
Eliminated1820
1930
Years active1803–1821
1913–1933
Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Cities and towns in the district edit

1910s edit

"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 edit

Representative Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District location
District created March 3, 1803
 
Samuel Thatcher
(Warren)
Federalist March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805
8th Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1802.
Lost re-election.
1803–1813
"Lincoln district," District of Maine
Orchard Cook
(Wiscasset)
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1811
9th
10th
11th
Elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.
Peleg Tallman
(Bath)
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813
12th Elected in 1810.
Retired.
Samuel Davis
(Bath)
Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815
13th Elected in 1812.
Redistricted to the 19th district and lost re-election.
1813–1821
"3rd Eastern district," District of Maine
Benjamin Brown
(Waldoborough)
Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817
14th Elected in 1814.
Ran in the 18th district and lost re-election.
Benjamin Orr
(Brunswick)
Federalist March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819
15th Elected in 1816.
Lost re-election.
Mark Langdon Hill
(Phippsburg)
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821
16th Elected in 1819 on the third ballot.
District moved to Maine.
District moved to Maine March 3, 1821
District restored in Massachusetts March 3, 1913
 
Thomas Chandler Thacher
(Yarmouth)
Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
63rd Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
1803–1813
[data missing]
 
Joseph Walsh
(New Bedford)
Republican
March 4, 1915 –
August 21, 1922

64th
65th
66th
67th
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
67th
 
Charles L. Gifford
(Cotuit)
Republican November 7, 1922 –
March 3, 1933
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
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 15th district.
District eliminated March 3, 1933

References edit

  1. ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916. hdl:2027/uc1.l0075858456.
  • 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
  • "Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 16". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.