Mississippi Territory's at-large congressional district explained

State:Mississippi Territory
District Number:AL
Member Type:Delegate
Representative:N/A
Obsolete:yes
Created:1801
Custom Created:as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated:1817
Statehood Eliminated:yes
Years:1801–1817

The area of Mississippi Territory was increased in 1804 and again in 1812.

On December 10, 1817, Mississippi was admitted into the Union as a state and Alabama Territory to the east was spun off.

List of delegates representing the district

On April 7, 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created. A non-voting delegate was elected at-large beginning March 4, 1801.

Delegate
PartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
align=left Narsworthy Hunter
Democratic-Republicannowrap December 7, 1801 –
March 11, 1802
Elected in 1801.
Died.
Vacantnowrap March 11, 1802 –
December 6, 1802
align=left Thomas M. Green Jr.
Democratic-Republicannowrap December 6, 1802 –
March 3, 1803
Elected to finish Hunter's term.
Retired.
align=left William Lattimore
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1807
Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1805.[1]
Retired.
align=left
George Poindexter
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1813
Elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.[2]
Re-elected in 1811.[3]
Retired.
align=left William Lattimore
Democratic-Republicannowrap March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817
Elected in 1813.[4]
Re-elected in 1815.[5]
Retired.
Vacantnowrap March 4, 1817 –
December 10, 1817
Cowles Mead was elected in 1817 but not seated.
The district became inactive as Mississippi achieved statehood.

References

32.8552°N -89.5663°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: A New Nation Votes. elections.lib.tufts.edu.
  2. Web site: A New Nation Votes. elections.lib.tufts.edu.
  3. Web site: A New Nation Votes. elections.lib.tufts.edu.
  4. Web site: A New Nation Votes. elections.lib.tufts.edu.
  5. Web site: A New Nation Votes. elections.lib.tufts.edu.