Florida Territory's at-large congressional district explained

State:Florida Territory
District Number:AL
Member Type:Delegate
Representative:N/A
Obsolete:yes
Created:1822
Custom Created:as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated:1845
Statehood Eliminated:yes
Years:1822–1845

Florida Territory was created on March 30, 1822, and was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives until statehood was achieved on March 3, 1845. The territory's first delegate, Joseph Marion Hernández, was elected on September 30, 1822, and took his seat in Congress on January 23, 1823.

List of delegates representing the district

Delegate
PartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created March 30, 1822
Vacantnowrap March 30, 1822 –
January 23, 1823
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Joseph M. Hernández
Democratic-Republicannowrap January 23, 1823 –
March 3, 1823
Elected in 1822.[1]
Lost re-election.
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Richard K. Call
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
Elected in 1823.[2]
Retired.
align=left Joseph M. White
Jacksoniannowrap March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1837
Elected in 1825.[3]
Lost re-election.
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Charles Downing
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841

Retired.
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David Levy Yulee
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1845
Elected U.S. senator upon statehood.
District eliminated March 3, 1845

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: A New Nation Votes . September 3, 2020 . elections.lib.tufts.edu.
  2. Web site: A New Nation Votes . September 3, 2020 . elections.lib.tufts.edu.
  3. Web site: A New Nation Votes . September 3, 2020 . elections.lib.tufts.edu.