State: | Vermont |
District Number: | 2 |
Obsolete: | yes |
Created: | 1791 1821 1825 |
Eliminated: | 1810 1820 1930 |
Years: | 1791–1813 1821–1823 1825–1933 |
Population Year: | 1920 |
Vermont's 2nd congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created upon Vermont's admission as the 14th state in 1791. It was eliminated after the 1930 census. Its last congressman was Ernest W. Gibson, who was redistricted into the .
Vermont had district representation upon admission as the 14th state on March 4, 1791. From 1813-1821, beginning with the, Vermont elected its US representatives statewide at-large. After the, Vermont returned to electing congressmen from districts. Vermont returned to a single at-large district after losing its second representative following redistricting resulting from the 1930 census.
Member | Party | Term | Cong ress | Electoral history | |||
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District established March 4, 1791 | |||||||
Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1791 – October 16, 1791 | |||||
align=left | Nathaniel Niles | Anti-Administration | nowrap | October 17, 1791 – March 3, 1795 | Elected in 1791. Re-elected in 1793. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | Daniel Buck | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | Elected in 1795. Re-elected in 1797 but declined the seat. | ||
Vacant | nowrap | March 4, 1797 – May 23, 1797 | |||||
align=left | Lewis R. Morris | Federalist | nowrap | May 24, 1797 – March 3, 1803 | Elected to finish Buck's term. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | James Elliot | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809 | Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired. | ||
align=left | Jonathan H. Hubbard | Federalist | nowrap | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | Elected in 1808. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | William Strong | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the . | ||
District inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1821 | Vermont elected its representatives statewide at-large. | ||||
align=left | Phineas White | Democratic-Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Elected on the seventh ballot in 1821. Retired. | ||
District inactive | nowrap | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | Vermont elected its representatives statewide at-large. | ||||
align=left | Rollin C. Mallary | Anti-Jacksonian | nowrap | March 4, 1825 – April 15, 1831 | Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Died. | ||
Vacant | nowrap | April 16, 1831 – November 1, 1831 | |||||
align=left rowspan=2 | William Slade | Anti-Masonic | nowrap | November 1, 1831 – March 3, 1837 | Elected to finish Mallary's term. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Resigned to become Reporter of the Vermont Supreme Court. | ||
Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | |||||
align=left | Jacob Collamer | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Resigned to become U.S. Postmaster General. | ||
align=left | William Hebard | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Retired. | ||
align=left | Andrew Tracy | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Elected in 1852. Retired. | ||
align=left rowspan=2 | Justin S. Morrill | Whig | nowrap | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Re-elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1864. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | ||
Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1867 | |||||
align=left | Luke P. Poland | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1875 | Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left rowspan=2 | Dudley C. Denison | Independent Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Retired. | ||
Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |||||
align=left | James M. Tyler | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired. | ||
align=left | Luke P. Poland | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. Retired. | ||
align=left | William W. Grout | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901 | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired. | ||
align=left | Kittredge Haskins | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909 | Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Lost re-nomination. | ||
align=left | Frank Plumley | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915 | Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired. | ||
align=left | Porter H. Dale | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1915 – August 11, 1923 | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Resigned to become U.S. senator. | ||
Vacant | nowrap | August 12, 1923 – November 5, 1923 | |||||
align=left | Ernest W. Gibson | Republican | nowrap | November 6, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | Elected to finish Dale's term. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the . | ||
District dissolved March 3, 1933 |