State: | Massachusetts |
District Number: | 14 |
Obsolete: | yes |
Created: | 1795 1900 |
Eliminated: | 1820 1960 |
Years: | 1795–1820 1903–1963 |
Population Year: | 1810 1950 |
Massachusetts's 14th congressional district is an obsolete district that was first active 1795–1820 in the District of Maine, and again active 1903–1963 in eastern Massachusetts. It was most recently eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Joseph William Martin Jr., who was redistricted into the 10th district.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
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District created in the District of Maine – March 4, 1795 | ||||||||
align=left | George Thatcher | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1795 on the second ballot. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800, but declined to serve. | 1795–1803 "3rd Eastern district," District of Maine | ||
Vacant | nowrap | March 3, 1801 – December 7, 1801 | ||||||
Richard Cutts | Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1801 – March 3, 1813 | Elected to finish Thatcher's term.[2] Re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Lost re-election. | |||||
1803–1813 "York district," District of Maine | ||||||||
align=left | Cyrus King | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election. | 1813–1820 "1st Eastern district," District of Maine | ||
align=left | John Holmes | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1817 – March 15, 1820 | Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Redistricted to but resigned when elected U.S. Senator. | |||
District moved to Maine March 15, 1820 | ||||||||
District restored in Massachusetts March 4, 1903 | ||||||||
align=left | William C. Lovering | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – February 4, 1910 | [3] | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Died. | 1903–1913 | |
Vacant | nowrap | February 4, 1910 – March 22, 1910 | ||||||
align=left | Eugene Foss | Democratic | nowrap | March 22, 1910 – January 4, 1911 | Elected to finish Lovering's term. Resigned to become Governor. | |||
Vacant | nowrap | January 4, 1911 – March 3, 1911 | ||||||
align=left | Robert O. Harris | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | Elected in 1910. Retired. | |||
align=left | Edward Gilmore | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1912. Retired. | 1913–1923 | ||
align=left | Richard Olney II | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election. | |||
Louis A. Frothingham | Republican | March 4, 1921 – August 23, 1928 | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Died. | |||||
1923–1933 | ||||||||
Vacant | nowrap | August 24, 1928 – November 5, 1928 | ||||||
align=left | Richard B. Wigglesworth | Republican | nowrap | November 6, 1928 – March 3, 1933 | Elected to finish Frothingham's term. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the . | |||
Joseph W. Martin Jr. | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1963 | 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. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the . | 1933–1943 | ||||
1943–1953 | ||||||||
1953–1963 | ||||||||
District eliminated January 3, 1963 |