Massachusetts's 17th congressional district

"MA 17" redirects here. MA 17 may also refer to Massachusetts Route 17.

Massachusetts's current districts since 2003

Massachusetts's seventeenth congressional district is an obsolete district. Its short tenure (1803-1821) was dedicated to the Maine District until Maine achieved statehood.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress(es)	District home	Notes
District created		March 4, 1803
Phineas Bruce	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – ?	8th	Machias, Maine	Prevented by illness from qualifying
Vacant		? – March 3, 1805	8th (Continued)
John Chandler	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809	9th 10th	Monmouth, Maine	Retired
Barzillai Gannett	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – 1812	11th	Gardiner, Maine	Resigned
			12th
Vacant		1812 – April 6, 1812	12th (Continued)
Francis Carr	Democratic- Republican	April 6, 1812 – March 3, 1813		Bangor, Maine	Elected to finish Gannett's term Lost re-election
Abiel Wood	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Wiscasset, Maine
James Carr	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	14th	Bangor, Maine
John Wilson	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15th	Belfast, Maine	Lost renomination
Martin Kinsley	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th		Lost re-election
District moved to Maine		1821

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present