Kansas Territory's at-large congressional district explained

State:Kansas Territory
District Number:AL
Member Type:Delegate
Representative:N/A
Obsolete:yes
Created:1854
Custom Created:as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated:1861
Statehood Eliminated:yes
Years:1854–1861

From the 33rd Congress through the 36th Congress, Kansas Territory elected a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.[1]

List of members representing the district

Delegate
PartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
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John Wilkins Whitfield
Democraticnowrap December 20, 1854 –
August 1, 1856
Elected in 1854.
Elected in 1855.
Seat was declared vacant.
Vacantnowrap August 2, 1856 –
December 8, 1856
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John Wilkins Whitfield
Democraticnowrap December 9, 1856 –
March 3, 1857
Elected to finish his own term.[2]
Retired.
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Marcus Junius Parrott
Republicannowrap March 4, 1857 –
January 29, 1861
Elected in 1856 or 1857.[3]
Re-elected in 1858 or 1859.[4]
Kansas admitted as a state.

Notes and References

  1. Book: A School History of the United States. 189. 9781419103155. McMaster. John Bach. June 2004.
  2. Web site: Our Campaigns - KS Territorial Delegate - Special Election Race - Nov 05, 1856. www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. Web site: Our Campaigns - KS Territorial Delegate Race - Nov 05, 1857. www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. Web site: Our Campaigns - KS Territorial Delegate - Final Election Race - Nov 05, 1859. www.ourcampaigns.com.