Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district explained

State:	Michigan Territory
District Number:	AL
Member Type:	Delegate
Representative:	N/A
Obsolete:	yes
Created:	1819
Custom Created:	as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated:	1837
Statehood Eliminated:	yes
Years:	1819–1837

Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Michigan Territory prior to admitting Michigan to the Union. The territory was established on June 30, 1805, from Indiana Territory. In 1819, the territory was given the authority to elect a congressional delegate until statehood in 1837.

List of delegates representing the district

Delegate	Party	Term	Cong ress	Electoral history
align=left	William Woodbridge		Democratic-Republican^[1]	nowrap	October 28, 1819 – August 9, 1820		Elected October 28, 1819 and seated March 2, 1820. Resigned due to family illness.
Vacant		nowrap	August 9, 1820 – November 20, 1820
align=left	Solomon Sibley		Federalist^[2] ^[3]	nowrap	November 20, 1820 – March 3, 1823		Elected to finish Woodbridge's term.^[4] Re-elected in 1821.^[5] Retired.
align=left	Gabriel Richard		Independent^[6]	nowrap	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825		Elected in 1823. Lost re-election.
align=left	Austin Eli Wing		Anti-Jacksonian	nowrap	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829		Elected in 1824. Re– elected in 1826. Retired.
align=left	John Biddle		Jacksonian^[7]	nowrap	March 4, 1829 – February 21, 1831		Elected in 1828. Retired and resigned before next term.
Vacant		nowrap	February 21, 1831 – March 3, 1831
align=left	Austin Eli Wing		Anti-Jacksonian	nowrap	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833		Elected in 1830. Retired.
align=left	Lucius Lyon		Jacksonian^[8]	nowrap	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835		Elected in 1832. Retired.
align=left	George Wallace Jones		Jacksonian^[9]	nowrap	March 4, 1835 – June 15, 1836		Elected in 1834. Seated as the delegate from Wisconsin Territory in December 1836. Deciding a contested election in December 1838, the House Committee on Elections determined that his service as delegate from Michigan Territory ended June 15, 1836.

See also

• Northwest Territory's at-large congressional district
• Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district
• Indiana Territory's at-large congressional district
• Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district
• Minnesota Territory's at-large congressional district

References

• • Web site: Our Campaigns - United States - Territory of Michigan - MI Territorial Delegate . 2021-01-07 . www.ourcampaigns.com.

Notes and References

1. Book: Formisano, Ronald P. . The Birth of Mass Political Parties: Michigan, 1827-1861 . 1971 . Princeton University Press . 978-1-4008-6844-5 . Princeton, NJ . 65 . . Google Books.
2. Book: Burton . Clarence M. . 1922 . The City of Detroit Michigan 1701-1922 . I . Chicago, IL . S. J. Calrke Publishing Company . 277 . Google Books.
3. Book: Gilman, Rhoda R. . 2004 . Henry Hastings Sibley: Divided Heart . Saint Paul, MN . Minnesota Historical Society Press . 17 . 978-0-8735-1484-2 . Google Books.
4. Web site: A New Nation Votes . elections.lib.tufts.edu.
5. Web site: A New Nation Votes . elections.lib.tufts.edu.
6. Book: Ross, Robert Budd . 1907 . The Early Bench and Bar of Detroit from 1805 to the End of 1850 . Detroit, MI . Richard P. Joy and Clarence M. Burton . 9 . Google Books.
7. Bradley . Cyrus P. . April 1, 1906 . Journal of Cyrus P. Bradley . Ohio Archaeological and History Quarterly . Columbus, OH . Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society . 256 . Google Books.
8. Book: 1995 . Congressional Quarterly's Desk Reference on American Government . Washington, DC . CQ Press . 137 . 978-0-8718-7956-1 . Google Books.
9. Rodolf . Theodore . 1900 . Pioneering in Wisconsin Lead Region . Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin . XV . Madison, WI . Democrat Printing Company . 359 . Google Books.