Massachusetts's 7th congressional district

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Massachusetts's 7th congressional district
Current Representative		Ed Markey (D–Malden)
Area	170.29 mi²
Distribution	93.31% urban, 6.69% rural
Population (2000)	634,287
Median income	$69,501
Ethnicity	83.5% White, 3.5% Black, 5.7% Asian, 4.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 2.3% other
Occupation	14.3% blue collar, 72.9% white collar, 12.8% gray collar
Cook PVI	D+15

Massachusetts's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in eastern Massachusetts, including several suburbs north and west of Boston. It is currently represented by Edward J. Markey, who has served the district since 1976.

Cities and towns in the district

District 7 contains the following towns:

In Middlesex County:

Arlington, Belmont, Everett, Framingham, Lexington, Lincoln, Malden, Medford, Melrose, Natick, Stoneham, Waltham, Watertown, Wayland, Precinct 2, Weston, Winchester, Woburn.

In Suffolk County:

Revere, Winthrop.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
George Leonard	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791		Redistricted to 6th district
Artemas Ward	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1791 - March 4, 1793		Redistricted to the 2nd district
District discontinued		March 4, 1793 - March 4, 1795
George Leonard	Federalist	March 4, 1795-March 4, 1797
Stephen Bullock	Federalist	March 4, 1797-March 4, 1799
Phanuel Bishop	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1799-March 4, 1803		Redistricted to 9th district
Nahum Mitchell	Federalist	March 4, 1803-March 4, 1805
Joseph Barker	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805-March 4, 1809
William Baylies	Federalist	March 4, 1809-June 28, 1809
Charles Turner, Jr.	Democratic-Republican	June 28, 1809-March 4, 1813		successfully challenged election of William Baylies
William Baylies	Federalist	March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815
John W. Hulbert	Federalist	March 4, 1815-March 4, 1817		Redistricted from the 12th district
Henry Shaw	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817-March 4, 1821
Henry W. Dwight	Federalist	March 4, 1821-March 4, 1823		Redistricted to the 9th district
Samuel C. Allen	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823-March 4, 1825		Redistricted from the 6th district
	Adams	March 4, 1825-March 4, 1829
George Grennell, Jr.	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1833		Redistricted to the 6th district
George N. Briggs	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 4, 1837	Lanesboro	Redistricted from the 9th district
	Whig	March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1843		Retired
Julius Rockwell	Whig	March 4, 1843 - March 4, 1851
John Z. Goodrich	Whig	March 4, 1851 - March 4, 1853		Redistricted to the 11th district
Nathaniel P. Banks	Democratic	March 4, 1853-March 4, 1855
	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855-March 4, 1857		Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1856-1857
	Republican	March 4, 1857-December 24, 1857		resigned after being elected Governor
Vacant		December 24, 1857 - January 31, 1858
Daniel W. Gooch	Republican	January 31, 1858-March 4, 1863		Redistricted to the 6th district
George S. Boutwell	Republican	March 3, 1863-March 12, 1869		resigned after appointment as Secretary of Treasury
Vacant		March 12, 1869 - November 2, 1869
George M. Brooks	Republican	November 2, 1869-May 13, 1872		resigned
Vacant		May 13, 1872 - December 2, 1872
Constantine C. Esty	Republican	December 2, 1872-March 4, 1873
Ebenezer R. Hoar	Republican	March 4, 1873-March 4, 1875
John K. Tarbox	Democratic	March 4, 1875-March 4, 1877
Benjamin F. Butler	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1879	Lowell
William A. Russell	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883	Lawrence	Redistricted to the 8th district
Eben F. Stone	Republican	March 4, 1883-March 4, 1887		Redistricted from the 6th district
William Cogswell	Republican	March 4, 1887-March 4, 1893		Redistricted from the 6th district
Vacant		March 4, 1893 - April 25, 1893		Redistricted from the 6th district, seat was resigned by Henry Cabot Lodge before beginning of term when elected to United States Senate
William Everett	Democratic	April 25, 1893 - March 4, 1895
William Emerson Barrett	Republican	March 4, 1895-March 4, 1899
Ernest W. Roberts	Republican	March 4, 1899-March 4, 1913	Chelsea	Redistricted to the 9th district
Michael Francis Phelan	Democratic	March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1921	Lynn	Lost re-election
Robert S. Maloney	Republican	March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1923	Lawrence
William P. Connery, Jr.	Democratic	March 4, 1923 - June 15, 1937	Lynn	Died
Vacant		June 16, 1937 - September 27, 1937
Lawrence J. Connery	Democratic	September 28, 1937 - October 19, 1941	Lynn	Died
Vacant		October 20, 1941 - December 29, 1941
Thomas J. Lane	Democratic	December 30, 1941 - January 3, 1963	Lawrence
Torbert H. Macdonald	Democratic	January 3, 1963 - May 21, 1976	Malden	Redistricted from the 8th district, Died
Vacant		May 22, 1976 - November 1, 1976
Edward J. Markey	Democratic	November 2, 1976 - present	Malden	Incumbent
Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note

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

External links

Maps

• Map of Massachusetts's 7th Congressional District, via Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth

Election results

• CNN.com 2004 election results
• CNN.com 2006 election results