Massachusetts's 16th congressional district

"MA-16" redirects here. MA-16 may also refer to Massachusetts Route 16.

Massachusetts's current districts since 2003

Massachusetts's sixteenth congressional district is an obsolete district. It was also for a short time in the early 19th century a Massachusetts District of Maine. It was eliminated in 1933 after the 1930 Census. Its last location was in eastern Massachusetts at Cape Cod. Its last Congressman was Charles L. Gifford, who was redistricted into the fifteenth district.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		1803
Samuel Thatcher	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	8	Redistricted from the 12th district Lost re-election
Orchard Cook	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1811	9 10 11	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Peleg Tallman	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	12	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel Davis	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin Brown	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	14	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin Orr	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15	Retired
Mark Langdon Hill	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16	District moved to Maine
District moved to Maine		1821
District restored in Massachusetts		1913
Thomas Chandler Thacher	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63	Lost re-election
Joseph Walsh	Republican	March 4, 1915 – August 21, 1922	64 65 66	Resigned to become a justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court
			67
Vacant		August 21, 1922 – November 7, 1922	67
Charles L. Gifford	Republican	November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1933	67	Redistricted to the 15th district
			68 69 70 71 72
District eliminated		1933

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