Vermont's 1st congressional district
Vermont's 1st congressional district is an obsolete district. Vermont currently has one representative to the United States House of Representatives, elected statewide At-large. Until 1933, however, the state used to have multiple seats spread out into geographic districts. During that time, the first district elected its own representative.
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vacant | March 4, 1791 – October 16, 1791 | ||||
Israel Smith |
Anti-Administration | October 17, 1791 – March 3, 1795 |
2nd 3rd 4th |
Elected on the second ballot in 1791. Re-elected on the second ballot in 1793. Re-elected on the second ballot in 1795. Lost re-election. |
1791–1793 "Western division" |
1793–1803 "Western district" | |||||
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | ||||
Matthew Lyon |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1801 |
5th 6th |
Elected on the third ballot in 1797. Re-elected on the second ballot in 1798. Retired. | |
Israel Smith |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
7th | Elected in 1800. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
Gideon Olin | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
8th 9th |
Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Retired. |
1803–1813 "Southwest district" |
James Witherell |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – May 1, 1808 |
10th | Elected in 1806. Resigned when appointed to the Michigan Territory Supreme Court. | |
Vacant | May 2, 1808 – September 5, 1808 | ||||
Samuel Shaw | Democratic-Republican | September 6, 1808 – March 3, 1813 |
10th 11th 12th |
Elected September 6, 1808 to finish Witherell's term. Elected the same day to the next term. Seated November 8, 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Retired to join the military. | |
District inactive | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1821 | ||||
Rollin C. Mallary |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1820. Redistricted to the at-large district. |
1821–1823 The entire county of Bennington, and all the towns in Rutland county, excepting Orwell, Sudbury, Brandon, Pittsfield, Chittenden, Pittsford, Hubbardton and Benson.[1] |
District inactive | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||||
William C. Bradley |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
19th | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1824. Lost re-election. |
1825–1833 [data missing] |
Jonathan Hunt | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – May 15, 1832 |
20th 21st 22nd |
Elected in 1827 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1828. Died. | |
Vacant | May 16, 1832 – December 31, 1832 | ||||
Hiland Hall |
Anti-Jacksonian | January 1, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th |
Elected in 1833 to finish Hunt's term on the fourth ballot. Retired to become State Banking Commissioner. | |
1833–1843 [data missing] | |||||
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | ||||
Solomon Foot |
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
[data missing] Lost re-election. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
William Henry | Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
[data missing] Lost re-election. | |
Ahiman L. Miner |
Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | [data missing] Retired. | |
James Meacham |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1852. Died. |
1853–1863 [data missing] |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – August 23, 1856 | ||||
Vacant | August 24, 1856 – November 30, 1856 | ||||
George T. Hodges |
Republican | December 1, 1856 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | [data missing] Retired. | |
Eliakim P. Walton |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863 |
35th 36th 37th |
[data missing] Retired. | |
Frederick E. Woodbridge |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
38th 39th 40th |
[data missing] Retired. |
1863–1873 [data missing] |
Charles W. Willard |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875 |
41st 42nd 43rd |
[data missing] Lost re-election. | |
1873–1883 [data missing] | |||||
Charles H. Joyce |
Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
44th 45th 46th 47th |
[data missing] Retired. | |
John W. Stewart |
Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 |
48th 49th 50th 51st |
[data missing] Retired. |
1883–1893 [data missing] |
H. Henry Powers |
Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1901 |
52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th |
[data missing] Lost re-election. | |
1893–1903 [data missing] | |||||
David J. Foster |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 21, 1912 |
57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd |
[data missing] Died. | |
1903–1913 [data missing] | |||||
Vacant | March 22, 1912 – July 29, 1912 | ||||
Frank L. Greene |
Republican | July 30, 1912 – March 3, 1923 |
62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th |
[data missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
1913–1933 [data missing] | |||||
Frederick G. Fleetwood |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
68th | [data missing] Retired. | |
Elbert S. Brigham |
Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 |
69th 70th 71st |
[data missing] Retired. | |
John E. Weeks |
Republican | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
72nd | [data missing] Retired. | |
District eliminated. | March 3, 1933 |
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present