| State: | Massachusetts |
| District Number: | 17 |
| Obsolete: | yes |
| Created: | 1803 |
| Eliminated: | 1820 |
| Years: | 1803–1821 |
| Population Year: | 1810 |
Massachusetts's 17th congressional district is an obsolete district. During its short tenure of 1803–1821 it was located in the District of Maine, prior to Maine achieving statehood.
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1803 | ||||||||
| align=left | Phineas Bruce | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1803 – ? | Elected in 1802, but prevented by illness from qualifying. | 1803 – 1813 "Kennebec district," District of Maine | ||
| Vacant | nowrap | ? – March 3, 1805 | ||||||
| align=left | John Chandler | Democratic- Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 | Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired. | |||
| align=left | Barzillai Gannett | Democratic- Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1809 – 1812 | Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Resigned. | |||
| Vacant | nowrap | 1812 – April 6, 1812 | ||||||
| align=left | Francis Carr | Democratic- Republican | nowrap | April 6, 1812 – March 3, 1813 | Elected to finish Gannett's term. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Abiel Wood | Democratic- Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 | Elected in 1812. Redistricted to the and lost re-election. | 1813 – 1821 "4th Eastern district," District of Maine | ||
| align=left | James Carr | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | Elected in 1815 on the second ballot. Retired. | |||
| align=left | John Wilson | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 | Elected in 1816. Lost re-election. | |||
| align=left | Martin Kinsley | Democratic- Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 | Elected in 1819 on the third ballot. Redistricted to and lost re-election. | |||
| District moved to Maine March 3, 1821 | ||||||||