Colorado Territory's at-large congressional district explained

State:Colorado Territory
District Number:AL
Member Type:Delegate
Representative:N/A
Obsolete:yes
Created:1861
Custom Created:as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated:1876
Statehood Eliminated:yes
Years:1861–1876

The Territory of Colorado was represented by one non-voting delegate at-large to the United States House of Representatives from its organization in 1861, until statehood in 1876.

List of delegates representing the district

DelegatePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created August 19, 1861
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Hiram Pitt Bennet
Conservative Republicannowrap August 19, 1861 –
March 3, 1865
Elected in 1861.
Re-elected in 1862.
Retired.
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Allen Alexander Bradford
Republicannowrap March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867
Elected in 1864.
Retired.
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George Miles Chilcott
Independent Republicannowrap March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869
Elected in 1866.
Retired.
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Allen Alexander Bradford
Republicannowrap March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871
Elected in 1868.
Retired.
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Jerome Bunty Chaffee
Republicannowrap March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875
Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Retired.
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Thomas MacDonald Patterson
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1875 –
August 1, 1876
Elected in 1874.
Ran for member from Colorado.
District eliminated August 1, 1876 upon Colorado's admission to the Union.

Statehood

Upon admission to the Union in 1876, the State of Colorado was entitled to full representation in the United States Congress. See United States congressional delegations from Colorado and Colorado's congressional districts.

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