Massachusetts's 14th congressional district explained

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.

Cities and towns in the district

List of members representing the district

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District created in the District of Maine – March 4, 1795
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George Thatcher
Federalistnowrap 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
Vacantnowrap March 3, 1801 –
December 7, 1801

Richard Cutts
Democratic-RepublicanDecember 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
Federalistnowrap March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817
Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
1813–1820
"1st Eastern district," District of Maine
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John Holmes
Democratic-Republicannowrap 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
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William C. Lovering
Republicannowrap March 4, 1903 –
February 4, 1910
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Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Died.
1903–1913
Vacantnowrap February 4, 1910 –
March 22, 1910
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Eugene Foss
Democraticnowrap March 22, 1910 –
January 4, 1911
Elected to finish Lovering's term.
Resigned to become Governor.
Vacantnowrap January 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1911
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Robert O. Harris
Republicannowrap March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913
Elected in 1910.
Retired.
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Edward Gilmore
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
Elected in 1912.
Retired.
1913–1923
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Richard Olney II
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1921
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.

Louis A. Frothingham
RepublicanMarch 4, 1921 –
August 23, 1928
Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Died.
1923–1933
Vacantnowrap August 24, 1928 –
November 5, 1928
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Richard B. Wigglesworth
Republicannowrap 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.
RepublicanMarch 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

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress . 1916 . 2nd . Washington DC . Government Printing Office . Massachusetts . 2027/uc1.l0075858456?urlappend=%3Bseq=62 . http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.l0075858456?urlappend=%3Bseq=62 .
  2. Web site: Seventh Congress March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803 . January 11, 2019 . Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives . History.house.gov.
  3. Book: A.J. Halford . Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Eighth Congress . 1903 . Washington DC . Government Printing Office . Massachusetts . https://archive.org/stream/officialcongres05pringoog#page/n68/mode/2up .