Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district
Appearance
Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Wyoming Territory. After Wyoming's admission to the Union as the 44th state by act of Congress on July 10, 1890, this district was dissolved and replaced by Wyoming's At-large congressional district.
List of delegates
On July 25, 1868, an act of Congress gave Wyoming Territory the authority to elect a Congressional delegate, although the first delegate did not take his seat until 1869.[1][2]
Delegate | Party | Years | District home |
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District created | December 6, 1869 | ||
File:Nuckolls-Stephen-Friel-1825-1879.jpg Stephen Friel Nuckolls | Democratic | December 6, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | Cheyenne |
William Theopilus Jones | Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Cheyenne |
William Randolph Steele | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | Cheyenne |
William Wellington Corlett | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Cheyenne |
Stephen Wheeler Downey | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Laramie City |
Morton Everel Post | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | Cheyenne |
Joseph M. Carey | Republican | March 4, 1885 – July 10, 1890 | Cheyenne |
District eliminated | July 10, 1890 |
References
- ^ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". United States Congress. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ "House History". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 15, 2010.