Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district
Appearance
Wisconsin Territory had a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.
List of delegates representing the district
Delegate | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
District created | July 3, 1836 | |||
Vacant | July 3, 1836 – January 26, 1837 |
24th | ||
![]() George Wallace Jones |
Jacksonian | January 26, 1837 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th |
Redistricted from the Michigan Territory. Election invalidated. |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – January 14, 1839 | |||
![]() James D. Doty |
Democratic | January 14, 1839 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
[data missing] Retired. |
![]() Henry Dodge |
Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845 |
27th 28th |
Appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory |
![]() Morgan L. Martin |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | [data missing] Lost re-election. |
![]() John H. Tweedy |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – May 28, 1848 |
30th | [data missing] Resigned. |
Vacant | May 29, 1848 – October 29, 1848 | |||
![]() Henry H. Sibley |
Democratic | October 30, 1848 – March 3, 1849 |
Elected to finish Tweedy's term. Elected to Minnesota Territory. | |
District eliminated | March 3, 1849 |
The district was eliminated with the creation of the Minnesota Territory on March 2, 1849. However, Henry Sibley continued to serve out his term as the Delegate from the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849 making the district's effective elimination on March 3, 1849 the conclusion of the Congress.
See also
- Northwest Territory's at-large congressional district
- Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district
- Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district
- List of United States congressional districts
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