| State: | Massachusetts |
| District Number: | 13 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1795 1890 |
| Eliminated: | 1830 1960 |
| Years: | 1795–1833 1893–1963 |
| Population Year: | 1820 1950 |
Massachusetts's 13th congressional district is an obsolete district that was first active 1793–1803 in the District of Maine, then active 1803–1833 and 1893–1963 in Eastern Massachusetts. It was most recently eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. census. Its last congressman was James A. Burke, who was redistricted into the .
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1795 | ||||||||
| align=left | Peleg Wadsworth | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1795 on the second ballot. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Redistricted to the . | 1795 – 1803 "2nd eastern district," District of Maine | ||
| align=left | Ebenezer Seaver | nowrap | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813 | Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Lost re-election. | 1803 – 1823 "Norfolk district" | |
| align=left | Nathaniel Ruggles | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819 | Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Edward Dowse | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1819 – May 26, 1820 | Elected in 1818. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | May 26, 1820 – August 21, 1820 | ||||||
| align=left | William Eustis | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | August 21, 1820 – March 3, 1823 | Elected May 26, 1820 to finish Dowse's term. Re-elected later in 1820. Seated November 13, 1820. Redistricted to the and re-elected in 1822 but declined the seat when elected Governor of Massachusetts. | |||
| John Reed Jr. | Adams-Clay Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Redistricted to the . | 1823 – 1833 "Barnstable district" | |||
| Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | ||||||
| District eliminated March 3, 1833 | ||||||||
| District re-created March 4, 1893 | ||||||||
| align=left | Charles S. Randall | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1892. Lost renomination. | 1893–1903 | ||
| align=left | John Simpkins | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1895 – March 27, 1898 | [1] | Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Died. | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 27, 1898 – May 31, 1898 | ||||||
William S. Greene | Republican | May 31, 1898 – March 3, 1913 | Elected to finish Simpkins's term. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the . | |||||
| 1903–1913 | ||||||||
| align=left | John W. Weeks | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1913 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1912, but resigned on the same day to become U.S. Senator. | 1913 – 1933 Suffolk County: Boston (Ward 25). "Norfolk County: Towns of Bellingham, Brookline, Dover, Franklin, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Walpole, Wellesley, and Wrentham. Middlesex County: Cities of Marlboro, Newton, and Waltham; towns of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Natick, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wayland and Weston. Worcester County: Town of Southboro."[2] | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – April 14, 1913 | ||||||
| align=left | John J. Mitchell | Democratic | nowrap | April 15, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Elected to finish Weeks's term. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | William Henry Carter | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Robert Luce | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the . | |||
Richard B. Wigglesworth | Republican | March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1958 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Canada. | 1933 – 1943 | ||||
| 1943 – 1953 | ||||||||
| 1953 – 1963 | ||||||||
| Vacant | nowrap | November 14, 1958 – January 3, 1959 | ||||||
| align=left | James A. Burke | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the . | |||
| District eliminated January 3, 1963 | ||||||||