List of United States Representatives from Massachusetts
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the commonwealth of Massachusetts. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from Massachusetts. The list of names should be complete, but other data may be incomplete.
Current representatives
- 1st congressional district: Richard Neal (D) (since 1989)
- 2nd congressional district: Jim McGovern (D) (since 1997)
- 3rd congressional district: Niki Tsongas (D) (since 2007)
- 4th congressional district: Joseph P. Kennedy III (D) (since 2013)
- 5th congressional district: Katherine Clark (D) (since 2013)
- 6th congressional district: Seth Moulton (D) (since 2015)
- 7th congressional district: Mike Capuano (D) (since 1999)
- 8th congressional district: Stephen F. Lynch (D) (since 2001)
- 9th congressional district: Bill Keating (D) (since 2011)
List of representatives
Representative | Party | District | Years | Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amos Abbott | Whig | 3 | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 |
Elected in 1842, 1844, and 1846. Retired. |
Josiah Abbott | Democratic | 4 | July 28, 1876 – March 3, 1877 |
Successfully contested Rufus S. Frost's election. Retired. |
Benjamin Adams | Federalist | 11 | December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1821 |
First elected to finish Elijah Brigham's term. Lost re-election to Johnathan Russell |
Charles F. Adams Sr. | Republican | 3 | March 4, 1859 – May 1, 1861 |
First elected in 1858. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to England. |
John Quincy Adams | Anti-Jacksonian | 11 | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Elected in 1830, 1832, 1834, 1836, 1838, 1840, 1842, 1844, and 1846. Died. |
Anti-Masonic | 12 | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | ||
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | |||
8 | March 4, 1843 – February 23, 1848 | |||
Charles Allen | Free Soil | 5 | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
First elected in 1848. Retired. |
Charles H. Allen | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
First elected in 1884. Retired. |
Joseph Allen | Federalist | 10 | October 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811 |
Elected to finish Jabez Upham's term. Retired. |
Samuel C. Allen | Federalist | 6 | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 |
First elected in 1816. Retired. |
Adams-Clay Federalist |
7 | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||
Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |||
John B. Alley | Republican | 6 | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
First elected in 1858. Retired. |
5 | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | |||
James C. Alvord | Whig | 6 | March 4, 1839 – September 27, 1839 |
Elected in 1838. Died. |
Butler Ames | Republican | 5 | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
First elected in 1902. Retired. |
Fisher Ames | Pro-Administration | 1 | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1795 |
First elected in 1788. Retired. |
Federalist | 8 | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | ||
Oakes Ames | Republican | 2 | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1873 |
First elected in 1862. Retired. |
Abram Andrew | Republican | 6 | September 27, 1921 – June 3, 1936 |
First elected to finish Willfred W. Lufkin's term. Died. |
John F. Andrew | Democratic | 3 | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
First elected in 1888. Lost re-election to Joseph H. Walker. |
Nathan Appleton | Anti-Jacksonian | 1 | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
First elected in 1830. Retired. |
Whig | June 9, 1842 – September 28, 1842 |
Elected to finish Robert C. Winthrop's term. Resigned. | ||
William Appleton | Whig | 1 | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
First elected in 1850. Lost re-election to Anson Burlingame. |
5 | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |||
Constitutional Unionist | March 4, 1861 – September 27, 1861 |
Elected in 1860. Resigned because of failing health. | ||
Louis D. Apsley | Republican | 4 | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
First elected in 1892. Retired. |
George Ashmun | Whig | 6 | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
First elected in 1844. Retired. |
Chester G. Atkins | Democratic | 5 | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 |
First elected in 1984. Lost renomination to Marty Meehan. |
Harrison H. Atwood | Republican | 10 | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
Elected in 1894. Lost renomination to Samuel J. Barrows |
Ezekiel Bacon | Democratic-Republican | 12 | September 16, 1807 – March 3, 1813 |
First elected to finish Barnabas Bidwell's term. Retired. |
John Bacon | Democratic-Republican | 1 | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
First elected in 1800. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Goldsmith Bailey | Republican | 9 | March 4, 1861 – May 8, 1862 |
Elected in 1860. Died. |
John Bailey | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican |
10 | March 4, 1823 – March 18, 1824 |
First elected in 1822. Ruled ineligible to serve because not a resident of the district. |
Adams | December 13, 1824 – March 3, 1829 |
Elected to finish his own term. Retired. | ||
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |||
Osmyn Baker | Whig | 6 | January 14, 1840 – March 3, 1845 |
First elected to finish James C. Alvord's term. Retired. |
John D. Baldwin | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
First elected in 1862. Retired. |
Nathaniel P. Banks | Democratic | 7 | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 |
First elected in 1852. Resigned to become Governor of Massachusetts. |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 | |||
Republican | March 4, 1857 – December 24, 1857 | |||
6 | December 4, 1865 – March 3, 1873 |
Elected to finish Daniel W. Gooch's term. Lost re-election to Benjamin F. Butler | ||
Independent | 5 | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
Again elected in 1874. Lost renomination to Selwyn Z. Bowman. | |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |||
5 | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
Again elected in 1888. Retired. | ||
Joseph Barker | Democratic-Republican | 7 | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
First elected in 1804. Retired. |
William Barrett | Republican | 7 | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
First elected in 1894. Retired. |
Samuel J. Barrows | Republican | 10 | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
First elected in 1896. Lost re-election to Henry F. Naphen |
Gideon Barstow | Democratic-Republican | 2 | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected in 1820. Retired. |
Bailey Bartlett | Federalist | 11 | November 27, 1797 – March 3, 1801 |
First elected to finish Theophilus Bradbury's term. Retired. |
George J. Bates | Republican | 6 | January 3, 1937 – November 1, 1949 |
First elected in 1936. Died. |
Isaac C. Bates | Adams | 8 | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
First elected in 1826. Retired. |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1835 | |||
William H. Bates | Republican | 6 | February 14, 1950 – June 22, 1969 |
First elected to finish George J. Bates's term. Died. |
Francis Baylies | Federalist | 10 | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
First elected in 1820. Lost re-election to James L. Hodges. |
Jackson Federalist |
12 | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||
Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
William Baylies | Federalist | 7 | March 4, 1809 – June 28, 1809 |
Elected in 1808. Succeeded by Charles Turner, Jr., who contested the election. |
March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |||
8 | March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817 | |||
Anti-Jacksonian | 10 | March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835 |
Lost re-election | |
Barnabas Bidwell | Democratic-Republican | 12 | March 4, 1805 – July 13, 1807 |
First elected in 1804. Resigned to become Massachusetts Attorney General. |
Abijah Bigelow | Federalist | 11 | October 8, 1810 – March 3, 1815 |
First elected to finish William Stedman's term. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Lewis Bigelow | Federalist | 12 | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
Elected in 1820. Lost re-election. |
Phanuel Bishop | Democratic-Republican | 7 | March 4, 1799 – March 4, 1803 |
First elected in 1798. [Data unknown/missing.] |
9 | March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1807 | |||
Peter I. Blute | Republican | 3 | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
First elected in 1992. Lost re-election to Jim McGovern. |
Edward Boland | Democratic | 2 | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1989 |
First elected in 1952. Retired. |
Nathaniel B. Borden | Jacksonian | 10 | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
First elected in 1834. Lost re-election as a Whig. |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |||
Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | ||
Shearjashub Bourne | Pro-Administration | 5 | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
First elected in 1790. [Data unknown/missing.] |
3 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |||
George S. Boutwell | Republican | 7 | March 4, 1863 – March 12, 1869 |
First elected in 1862. Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. |
Henry L. Bowles | Republican | 2 | September 23, 1925 – March 3, 1929 |
First elected to finish George B. Churchill's term. Retired. |
Selwyn Z. Bowman | Republican | 5 | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
First elected in 1878. Lost re-election to Leopold Morse. |
George Bradbury | Federalist | 15 | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
Elected in 1812. Lost renomination to Ezekiel Whitman. |
Theophilus Bradbury | Federalist | 11 | March 4, 1795 – July 24, 1797 |
First elected in 1794. Resigned to become a State justice. |
George N. Briggs | Anti-Jacksonian | 9 | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
First elected in 1830. Retired. |
7 | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |||
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | |||
Elijah Brigham | Federalist | 10 | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815 |
First elected in 1810. Died. |
11 | March 4, 1815 – February 22, 1816 | |||
George M. Brooks | Republican | 7 | November 2, 1869 – May 13, 1872 |
First elected to finish George S. Boutwell's term. Resigned to become Probate Judge for Middlesex County. |
Benjamin Brown | Federalist | 16 | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Elected in 1814. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Phineas Bruce | Federalist | 17 | Did not serve | Elected to serve starting March 4, 1803, but prevented by illness from qualifying |
James Buffinton | Know Nothing | 2 | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
First elected in 1854. Died. |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863 | |||
1 | March 4, 1869 – March 7, 1875 | |||
Anson Burlingame | Know Nothing | 5 | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
First elected in 1854. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to China. |
Republican | 5 | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | ||
Stephen Bullock | Federalist | 7 | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
Elected in 1796. [Data unknown/missing.] |
James A. Burke | Democratic | 13 | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 |
First elected in 1958. Retired. |
11 | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1979 | |||
Barker Burnell | Whig | 11 | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
First elected in 1840. Died. |
10 | March 4, 1843 – June 15, 1843 | |||
Edward Burnett | Democratic | 9 | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
Elected in 1884. Lost re-election to John W. Candler. |
Benjamin F. Butler | Republican | 5 | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
First elected in 1866. Lost re-election to Charles Thompson. |
6 | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |||
7 | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
Elected in 1876. Retired in to run for Governor of Massachusetts. | ||
William B. Calhoun | Anti-Jacksonian | 8 | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
First elected in 1834. Retired. |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | |||
John W. Candler | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
Elected in 1880. Lost re-election to Theodore Lyman. |
9 | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
Elected in 1888. Lost re-election to George F. Williams. | ||
Mike Capuano | Democratic | 8 | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected in 1998. |
7 | January 3, 2013 – Present |
Incumbent | ||
Francis Carr | Democratic-Republican | 17 | April 6, 1812 – March 3, 1813 |
Elected to finish Barzillai Gannett's term. Lost re-election to Abiel Wood. |
James Carr | Federalist | 17 | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Elected in 1814. [Data unknown/missing.] |
William Henry Carter | Republican | 13 | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919 |
First elected in 1914. Retired. |
Joseph E. Casey | Democratic | 3 | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 |
First elected in 1934. Retired. |
Calvin C. Chaffee | Know Nothing | 10 | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
First elected in 1854. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
John Chandler | Democratic-Republican | 17 | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
First elected in 1804. Retired. |
Chester W. Chapin | Democratic | 11 | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
Elected in 1874. Lost re-election to George D. Robinson. |
Rufus Choate | Anti-Jacksonian | 2 | March 4, 1831 – June 30, 1834 |
First elected in 1830. Resigned. |
George B. Churchill | Republican | 2 | March 4, 1925 – July 1, 1925 |
Elected in 1924. Died. |
William Claflin | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
First elected in 1876. Retired. |
Katherine Clark | Democratic | 5 | December 10, 2013 – Present |
First elected to finish Ed Markey's term. Incumbent |
Charles Clason | Republican | 2 | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949 |
First elected in 1936. Lost re-election to Foster Furcolo. |
David Cobb | Pro-Administration | At large | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 7th district but lost re-election. |
Peleg Coffin Jr. | Pro-Administration | 3 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Elected in 1792. [Data unknown/missing.] |
William Cogswell | Republican | 7 | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 |
First elected in 1886. Died. |
6 | March 4, 1893 – May 22, 1895 | |||
Patrick A. Collins | Democratic | 4 | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 |
First elected in 1882. Retired. |
Linus B. Comins | Know Nothing | 4 | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
First elected in 1854. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
Samuel S. Conner | Democratic-Republican | 19 | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
Elected in 1814. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Lawrence J. Connery | Democratic | 7 | September 28, 1937 – October 19, 1941 |
First elected to finish William P. Connery Jr.'s term. Died. |
William P. Connery Jr. | Democratic | 7 | March 4, 1923 – June 15, 1937 |
First elected in 1922. Died. |
Joseph A. Conry | Democratic | 9 | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
Elected in 1900. Lost re-election to John A. Keliher. |
Silvio O. Conte | Republican | 1 | January 3, 1959 – February 8, 1991 |
First elected in 1958. Died. |
Orchard Cook | Democratic-Republican | 16 | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1811 |
First elected in 1804. Retired. |
Frederick S. Coolidge | Democratic | 11 | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
Elected in 1890. Lost re-election to William F. Draper. |
William W. Crapo | Republican | 1 | November 2, 1875 – March 3, 1883 |
Retired. |
Alvah Crocker | Republican | 9 | January 2, 1872 – March 3, 1873 |
Died. |
10 | March 4, 1873 – December 26, 1874 | |||
Samuel L. Crocker | Whig | 2 | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Elected in 1852. Lost re-election to James Buffinton. |
Paul W. Cronin | Republican | 5 | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 |
Elected in 1972. Lost re-election to Paul Tsongas. |
John Crosby | Democratic | 12 | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
Elected in 1890. Lost re-election to Elijah A. Morse. |
Benjamin W. Crowninshield | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican |
2 | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
First elected in 1822. Lost re-election to Rufus Choate. |
Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |||
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |||
Jacob Crowninshield | Democratic-Republican | 2 | March 4, 1803 – April 15, 1808 |
First elected in 1802. Died. |
James Michael Curley | Democratic | 10 | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
Elected in 1910. Resigned to become Mayor of Boston. |
12 | March 4, 1913 – February 4, 1914 | |||
11 | March 4, 1943 – March 3, 1947 |
Elected in 1942. Retired to become Mayor of Boston. | ||
Laurence Curtis | Republican | 10 | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 |
First elected in 1952. Retired. |
Caleb Cushing | Anti-Jacksonian | 3 | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
First elected in 1834. Retired. |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 | |||
Joshua Cushman | Democratic-Republican | 19 | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Elected in 1818. District moved to Maine. |
Manasseh Cutler | Federalist | 11 | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
First elected in 1800. Retired. |
3 | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | |||
Richard Cutts | Democratic-Republican | 14 | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1813 |
First elected in 1800. Lost re-election to Cyrus King. |
Frederick W. Dallinger | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925 |
First elected in 1914. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
November 2, 1926 – October 1, 1932 |
First elected to finish Harry Irving Thayer's term. Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Customs Court. | |||
William S. Damrell | Know Nothing | 3 | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
First elected in 1854. Retired, possibly due to illness. |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
Samuel Dana | Democratic-Republican | 4 | September 22, 1814 – March 3, 1815 |
Elected to finish William M. Richardson's term. Lost re-election to Asahel Stearns. |
George T. Davis | Whig | 6 | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
Elected in 1850. Retired. |
John Davis | Adams | 5 | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
First elected in 1824. Resigned when elected Governor of Massachusetts. |
Anti-Jacksonian | 5 | March 4, 1829 – January 14, 1834 | ||
Robert T. Davis | Republican | 1 | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 |
First elected in 1882. Retired. |
Samuel Davis | Federalist | 16 | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Elected in 1812. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Timothy Davis | Know Nothing | 6 | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
First elected in 1854. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
Henry L. Dawes | Republican | 11 | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863 |
First elected in 1856. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
10 | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1873 | |||
11 | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |||
Benjamin Dean | Democratic | 3 | March 28, 1878 – March 3, 1879 |
Successfully contested Walbridge A. Field's election. Retired. |
Josiah Dean | Democratic-Republican | 9 | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 |
Elected in 1806. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Henry Dearborn | Anti-Administration | 4 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
First elected in 1792. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Democratic-Republican | 12 | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | ||
Henry A.S. Dearborn | Anti-Jacksonian | 10 | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Elected in 1830. Lost re-election to William Baylies. |
Frederick Simpson Deitrick | Democratic | 8 | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Frederick Dallinger. |
William Delahunt | Democratic | 10 | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2011 |
First elected in 1996. Retired. |
Charles Delano | Republican | 10 | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
First elected in 1858. Retired. |
Daniel Dewey | Federalist | 12 | March 4, 1813 – February 24, 1814 |
Elected in 1812. Died. |
Alexander DeWitt | Free Soil | 9 | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
First elected in 1852. Lost re-election to Eli Thayer. |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
Samuel Dexter | Pro-Administration | 1 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Elected in 1792. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Edward Dickinson | Whig | 10 | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Elected in 1852. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Brian J. Donnelly | Democratic | 11 | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 |
First elected in 1978. Retired. |
Harold Donohue | Democratic | 4 | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1973 |
Retired. |
3 | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | |||
John J. Douglass | Democratic | 10 | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 |
First elected in 1924. Lost renomination to John P. Higgins. |
11 | March 3, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |||
Edward Dowse | Democratic-Republican | 13 | March 4, 1819 – May 26, 1820 |
Elected in 1818. Resigned. |
William F. Draper | Republican | 11 | March 3, 1893 – March 4, 1897 |
First elected in 1892. Retired. |
Robert Drinan | Democratic | 3 | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
First elected in 1970. Retired on the orders of the Pope. |
4 | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 | |||
James H. Duncan | Whig | 3 | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
First elected in 1848. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Henry W. Dwight | Federalist | 7 | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
First elected in 1820. Retired. |
Adams-Clay Federalist |
9 | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||
Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |||
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |||
Thomas Dwight | Federalist | 5 | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 |
Elected in 1802. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Joseph D. Early | Democratic | 3 | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
First elected in 1974. Lost re-election to Peter Blute. |
J. Wiley Edmands | Whig | 3 | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Elected in 1852. Retired. |
Samuel A. Eliot | Whig | 1 | August 22, 1850 – March 3, 1851 |
Retired. |
Thomas D. Eliot | Whig | 1 | April 17, 1854 – March 3, 1855 |
Retired. |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1869 |
Elected in 1858. Retired again. | ||
Thomas H. Eliot | Democratic | 9 | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 |
Elected in 1940. Lost renomination to James M. Curley. |
Fredrick D. Ely | Republican | 9 | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
Elected in 1884. Lost re-election to Edward Burnett. |
William Ely | Federalist | 5 | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1815 |
First elected in 1804. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Constantine C. Esty | Republican | 7 | December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1873 |
Retired. |
William Eustis | Democratic-Republican | 8 | March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
First elected in 1800. Lost re-election to Lemuel Williams. |
1 | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | |||
13 | August 21, 1820 – March 3, 1823 |
Retired to run for Governor of Massachusetts. | ||
Edward Everett | Adams | 4 | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
First elected in 1824. Retired. |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1835 | |||
William Everett | Democratic | 7 | April 25, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
Retired. |
Francis B. Fay | Whig | 2 | December 13, 1852 – March 3, 1853 |
Retired. |
Walbridge A. Field | Republican | 3 | March 4, 1877 – March 28, 1878 |
Elected in 1876. Lost election contest to Benjamin Dean. |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
Again elected in 1878. Became justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. | |||
John F. Fitzgerald | Democratic | 9 | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1901 |
First elected in 1894. Retired. |
10 | March 4, 1919 – October 23, 1919 |
Elected in 1918. Peter Tague successfully contested his election. | ||
Thomas A. Flaherty | Democratic | 11 | December 14, 1937 – January 3, 1943 |
First elected to finish John P. Higgins's term. Retired. |
Richard Fletcher | Whig | 1 | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
Elected in 1836. Retired. |
Walter Folger Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 9 | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
First elected in 1816. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Eugene Foss | Democratic | 14 | March 22, 1910 – January 4, 1911 |
Resigned to become Governor |
Frank H. Foss | Republican | 3 | March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935 |
First elected in 1924. Lost re-election to Joseph Casey. |
Dwight Foster | Pro-Administration | 2 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
First elected in 1792. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
Federalist | 4 | March 4, 1795 – June 6, 1800 | ||
Orin Fowler | Whig | 9 | March 4, 1849 – September 3, 1852 |
First elected in 1848. Died. |
Barney Frank | Democratic | 4 | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected in 1980. Retired. |
Nathaniel Freeman Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 5 | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1799 |
First elected in 1794. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Rufus S. Frost | Republican | 4 | March 4, 1875 – July 28, 1876 |
Elected in 1874. Lost election contest to Josiah Abbott. |
Louis A. Frothingham | Republican | 14 | March 4, 1921 – August 23, 1928 |
First elected in 1920. Died. |
Alvan T. Fuller | Republican | 9 | March 4, 1917 – January 5, 1921 |
First elected in 1916. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor. |
Timothy Fuller | Democratic-Republican | 4 | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 |
First elected in 1816. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | |||
Foster Furcolo | Democratic | 2 | January 3, 1949 – September 30, 1952 |
First elected in 1948. Resigned to become state Treasurer. |
Joshua Gage | Democratic-Republican | 19 | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
First elected in 1816. [Data unknown/missing.] |
James A. Gallivan | Democratic | 12 | April 7, 1914 – April 3, 1928 |
First elected to finish James Michael Curley's term. Died. |
Barzillai Gannett | Democratic-Republican | 17 | March 4, 1809 – 1812 |
First elected in 1808. Resigned. |
Augustus P. Gardner | Republican | 6 | November 4, 1902 – May 15, 1917 |
Resigned to join the U.S. Army during World War I. |
Gideon Gardner | Democratic-Republican | 8 | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
Elected in 1808. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Elbridge Gerry | Anti-Administration | 3 | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
First elected in 1788. Retired. |
Charles L. Gifford | Republican | 16 | November 7, 1922 – March 4, 1933 |
First elected to finish Joseph Walsh's term. Died. |
15 | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | |||
9 | January 3, 1943 – August 23, 1947 | |||
Frederick H. Gillett | Republican | 2 | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1925 |
Elected in 1892. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Edward Gilmore | Democratic | 14 | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Elected in 1912. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Daniel W. Gooch | Republican | 7 | January 31, 1858 – March 3, 1863 |
Resigned. |
6 | March 4, 1863 – September 1, 1865 | |||
5 | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Lost re-election | ||
Benjamin Goodhue | Pro-Administration | 2 | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
First elected in 1788. Resigned. |
1 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |||
Federalist | 10 | March 4, 1795 – June 1796 | ||
John Z. Goodrich | Whig | 7 | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
First elected in 1850. [Data unknown/missing.] |
11 | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | |||
Angier L. Goodwin | Republican | 8 | January 3, 1943 – March 3, 1955 |
First elected in 1942. Lost re-election to Torbert H. Macdonald. |
Benjamin Gorham | Democratic-Republican | 1 | November 6, 1820 – March 3, 1823 |
First elected to finish Jonathan Mason's term. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Adams | July 23, 1827 – March 3, 1829 |
Again elected to finish Daniel Webster's term. | ||
Anti-Jacksonian | March 3, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |||
1 | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Again elected in 1832. [Data unknown/missing.] | ||
William J. Granfield | Democratic | 2 | February 11, 1930 – January 3, 1937 |
Retired to become justice of the Massachusetts District Court. |
Isaiah L. Green | Democratic-Republican | 8 | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809 |
First elected in 1804. [Data unknown/missing.] |
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 | ||||
William S. Greene | Republican | 13 | May 31, 1898 – March 3, 1913 |
Died. |
15 | March 4, 1913 – September 22, 1924 | |||
Frederic T. Greenhalge | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
Elected in 1888. Lost re-election to Moses T. Stevens. |
George Grennell Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | 7 | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
First elected in 1828. [Data unknown/missing.] |
6 | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | |||
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | |||
Joseph Grinnell | Whig | 10 | December 7, 1843 – March 4, 1851 |
First elected to finish Barker Burnell's term. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Jonathan Grout | Anti-Administration | 8 | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1791 |
Elected in 1788. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Artemas Hale | Whig | 9 | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 |
First elected in 1844. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Robert B. Hall | Know Nothing | 1 | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
First elected in 1854. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
Michael J. Harrington | Democratic | 6 | September 30, 1969 – January 3, 1979 |
First elected to finish William H. Bates's term. Retired. |
Benjamin W. Harris | Republican | 2 | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883 |
First elected in 1872. Retired. |
Robert O. Harris | Republican | 14 | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 |
Elected in 1910. Retired. |
Seth Hastings | Federalist | 4 | August 24, 1801 – March 4, 1803 |
Elected to finish Levi Lincoln Sr.'s term. Retired. |
10 | March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1807 | |||
William S. Hastings | Whig | 9 | March 4, 1837 – June 17, 1842 |
First elected in 1836. Died. |
Edward D. Hayden | Republican | 5 | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
First elected in 1884. Retired. |
Arthur D. Healey | Democratic | 8 | March 4, 1933 – August 3, 1942 |
First elected in 1932. Resigned to become judge to U.S. District Court for Massachusetts. |
Margaret Heckler | Republican | 10 | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983 |
First elected in 1966. Lost re-election in a districting contest to Barney Frank. |
Christian Herter | Republican | 10 | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 |
First elected in 1942. [Data unknown/missing.] |
John W. Heselton | Republican | 1 | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1959 |
First elected in 1944. Retired. |
Louise Day Hicks | Democratic | 9 | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 |
Elected in 1970. [Data unknown/missing.] |
John P. Higgins | Democratic | 11 | January 3, 1935 – September 30, 1937 |
First elected in 1934. Resigned to become Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. |
Mark Langdon Hill | Democratic-Republican | 16 | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
Elected in 1818. District moved to Maine. |
Ebenezer R. Hoar | Republican | 7 | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 |
Elected in 1872. [Data unknown/missing.] |
George Frisbie Hoar | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1873 |
First elected in 1868. [Data unknown/missing.] |
9 | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1877 | |||
Rockwood Hoar | Republican | 3 | March 4, 1905 – November 1, 1906 |
Elected in 1904. Died. |
Samuel Hoar | Anti-Jacksonian | 4 | March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837 |
Elected in 1834. Lost re-election to William Parmenter. |
Sherman Hoar | Democratic | 5 | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
Elected in 1890. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Aaron Hobart | Democratic-Republican | 8 | November 24, 1820 – March 4, 1823 |
First elected to finish Zabdiel Sampson's term. Retired. |
Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican |
11 | March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | ||
Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827 | |||
James L. Hodges | Adams | 12 | March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1831 |
First elected in 1826. Retired. |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833 | |||
John Holmes | Democratic-Republican | 14 | March 4, 1817 – March 15, 1820 |
First elected in 1816. Resigned. |
Pehr G. Holmes | Republican | 4 | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1947 |
First elected in 1930. Lost re-election to Harold Donohue. |
Samuel Holten | Anti-Administration | 1 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
Elected in 1792. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Samuel Hooper | Republican | 5 | December 2, 1861 – March 4, 1863 |
Died. |
4 | March 4, 1863 – February 14, 1875 | |||
Levi Hubbard | Democratic-Republican | 20 | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Elected in 1812. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Charles Hudson | Whig | 5 | May 3, 1841 – March 3, 1849 |
First elected to finish Levi Lincoln Jr.'s term. Lost re-election to Charles Allen. |
John W. Hulbert | Federalist | 12 | September 26, 1814 – March 4, 1815 |
First elected to finish Daniel Dewey's term. Retired. |
7 | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |||
Daniel Ilsley | Democratic-Republican | 15 | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809 |
Elected in 1806. Lost re-election to Ezekiel Whitman. |
William Jackson | Anti-Masonic | 9 | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
First elected in 1832. Retired. |
Will Kirk Kaynor | Republican | 2 | March 4, 1929 – December 20, 1929 |
Elected in 1928. Died. |
William R. Keating | Democratic | 10 | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected in 2010. |
9 | January 3, 2013 – Present |
Incumbent | ||
Hastings Keith | Republican | 9 | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 |
First elected in 1958. Retired. |
12 | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 | |||
John A. Keliher | Democratic | 9 | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1911 |
First elected in 1902. Lost renomination, then lost re-election as an Independent. |
Jonas Kendall | Federalist | 12 | March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1821 |
Elected in 1818. Lost re-election to Lewis Bigelow. |
Joseph G. Kendall | Anti-Jacksonian | 6 | March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833 |
First elected in 1828. Retired. |
John F. Kennedy | Democratic | 11 | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953 |
First elected in 1946. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Joseph P. II Kennedy | Democratic | 8 | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1999 |
First elected in 1986. Retired. |
Joseph P. III Kennedy | Democratic | 4 | January 3, 2013 – Present |
Elected in 2012. Incumbent |
Cyrus King | Federalist | 14 | March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1817 |
First elected in 1812. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Daniel P. King | Whig | 2 | March 4, 1843 – July 25, 1850 |
First elected in 1842. Died. |
Martin Kinsley | Democratic-Republican | 17 | March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1821 |
Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. |
Chauncey L. Knapp | Know Nothing | 8 | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
First elected in 1854. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | |||
William S. Knox | Republican | 5 | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 |
First elected in 1894. Retired. |
Thomas J. Lane | Democratic | 7 | December 30, 1941 – January 3, 1963 |
First elected to finish Lawrence J. Connery's term. Lost renomination to Torbert Macdonald. |
Simon Larned | Democratic-Republican | 12 | November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805 |
Elected to finish Thomson J. Skinner's term. Retired. |
Samuel Lathrop | Federalist | 5 | March 4, 1819 – March 4, 1823 |
First elected in 1818. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Adams-Clay Federalist |
8 | March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 |
Elected in 1822. [Data unknown/missing.] | |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1827 | |||
Abbott Lawrence | Anti-Jacksonian | 1 | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
First elected in 1834. Resigned. |
Whig | March 4, 1839 – September 18, 1840 | |||
George P. Lawrence | Republican | 1 | November 2, 1897 – March 3, 1913 |
First elected to finish Ashley B. Wright's term. Retired. |
Robert M. Leach | Republican | 15 | November 4, 1924 – March 4, 1925 |
Elected to finish William Greene's term. Retired. |
Silas Lee | Federalist | 12 | March 4, 1799 – August 20, 1801 |
First elected in 1798. Resigned. |
George Leonard | Pro-Administration | 7 | March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791 |
First elected in 1788. [Data unknown/missing.] |
6 | March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1793 | |||
Federalist | 7 | March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1797 | ||
Enoch Lincoln | Democratic-Republican | 20 | November 4, 1818 – March 3, 1821 |
District moved to Maine. |
Levi Lincoln Sr. | Democratic-Republican | 4 | December 15, 1800 – March 5, 1801 |
Elected to finish Dwight Foster's term. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. |
Levi Lincoln Jr. | Anti-Jacksonian | 5 | February 17, 1834 – March 4, 1837 |
Elected to finish John Davis's term. Resigned to become Collector of the Port of Boston. |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 16, 1841 | |||
Edward P. Little | Democratic | 9 | December 13, 1852 – March 3, 1853 |
Retired. |
Edward St. Loe Livermore | Federalist | 3 | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811 |
First elected in 1806. Retired. |
John Locke | Democratic-Republican | 6 | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
First elected in 1822. Retired. |
Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |||
Henry Cabot Lodge | Republican | 6 | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1893 |
First elected in 1886. Resigned to become U.S. Senator. |
John D. Long | Republican | 2 | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 |
First elected in 1882. Retired. |
George B. Loring | Republican | 6 | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
First elected in 1876. Lost renomination to Eben Stone. |
Henry B. Lovering | Democratic | 6 | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 |
First elected in 1882. Lost re-election to Henry Cabot Lodge. |
William C. Lovering | Republican | 12 | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1903 |
First elected in 1892. Died. |
14 | March 4, 1903 – February 4, 1910 | |||
Robert Luce | Republican | 13 | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 |
First elected in 1918. Lost re-election to Richard M. Russell. |
9 | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | |||
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 |
Again elected in 1936. Lost re-election to Thomas H. Eliot. | |||
Willfred W. Lufkin | Republican | 6 | November 6, 1917 – June 30, 1921 |
Resigned to accept a Treasury position |
Samuel Lyman | Federalist | 3 | March 4, 1795 – November 6, 1800 |
First elected in 1794. Resigned. |
Theodore Lyman | Independent Republican | 9 | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 |
Elected in 1882. [Data unknown/missing.] |
William Lyman | Anti-Administration | 2 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
First elected in 1792. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | |||
Stephen Lynch | Democratic | 9 | October 16, 2001 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected to finish Joe Moakley's term. Incumbent |
8 | January 3, 2013 – Present. | |||
Torbert H. Macdonald | Democratic | 8 | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 |
First elected in 1954. Died. |
7 | January 3, 1963 – May 21, 1976 | |||
Robert S. Maloney | Republican | 7 | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1923 |
Elected in 1920. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Horace Mann | Whig | 8 | April 3, 1848 – March 4, 1853 |
First elected to finish John Quincy Adams's term. Retired to become president of Antioch College. |
Ed Markey | Democratic | 7 | November 2, 1976 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected to finish Torbert Macdonald's term. |
5 | January 3, 2013 – July 15, 2013 |
Resigned to become U.S. Senator. | ||
Joseph William Martin Jr. | Republican | 15 | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 |
First elected in 1924. Lost renomination to Margaret M. Heckler |
14 | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1963 | |||
10 | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 | |||
Jonathan Mason | Federalist | 1 | March 4, 1813 – May 15, 1820 |
First elected in 1812. Resigned to pursue law practice. |
Ebenezer Mattoon | Federalist | 3 | February 2, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected to finish Samuel Lyman's term. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Nicholas Mavroules | Democratic | 6 | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 |
First elected in 1978. Lost re-election to Peter G. Torkildsen. |
Samuel W. McCall | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1913 |
First elected in 1892. [Data unknown/missing.] |
John W. McCormack | Democratic | 12 | November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1963 |
First elected to finish James A. Gallivan's term. Retired. |
9 | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1971 | |||
Michael J. McEttrick | Independent Democratic | 10 | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 |
Elected in 1892. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Jim McGovern | Democratic | 3 | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected in 1996. Incumbent |
2 | January 3, 2013 – Present. | |||
William S. McNary | Democratic | 10 | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907 |
First elected in 1902. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Marty Meehan | Democratic | 5 | January 3, 1993 – July 1, 2007 |
First elected in 1992. Resigned to become Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell. |
Elijah H. Mills | Federalist | 5 | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 |
Elected in 1814. Lost re-election to Samuel Lathrop. |
John Joseph Mitchell | Democratic | 4 | November 8, 1910 – March 4, 1911 |
Elected to finish Charles Q. Tirrell's term. Lost re-election to William H. Wilder. |
13 | April 15, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
Elected to finish John W. Weeks's term. Lost re-election to William Henry Carter. | ||
Nahum Mitchell | Federalist | 7 | March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805 |
Elected in 1802. [Data unknown/missing.] |
John Joseph Moakley | Democratic | 9 | January 3, 1973 – May 28, 2001 |
First elected in 1972. Died. |
William H. Moody | Republican | 6 | November 5, 1895 – May 1, 1902 |
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy. |
Elijah A. Morse | Republican | 2 | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 |
First elected in 1888. Retired. |
12 | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1897 | |||
Frank B. Morse | Republican | 5 | January 3, 1961 – May 1, 1972 |
First elected in 1960. Resigned to become U.N. Under Secretary General for Political and General Assembly Affairs. |
Leopold Morse | Democratic | 4 | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
First elected in 1876. Retired. |
5 | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | |||
3 | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 |
Again elected in 1886. Retired again. | ||
Seth Moulton | Democratic | 6 | January 3, 2015 – Present |
First elected in 2014. Incumbent |
Marcus Morton | Democratic-Republican | 10 | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
First elected in 1816. Lost re-election to Francis Baylies. |
William Francis Murray | Democratic | 9 | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 |
First elected in 1910. [Data unknown/missing.] |
10 | March 4, 1913 – September 28, 1914 |
Resigned to become Postmaster of Boston | ||
Henry F. Naphen | Democratic | 10 | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1903 |
First elected in 1898. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Richard Neal | Democratic | 2 | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected in 1988. Incumbent |
1 | January 3, 2013 – Present. | |||
Jeremiah Nelson | Federalist | 3 | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 |
First elected in 1804. Retired. |
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1823 | ||||
Adams-Clay Federalist |
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | |||
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Again elected in 1830. Retired again. | ||
Donald W. Nicholson | Republican | 9 | November 18, 1947 – January 3, 1959 |
First elected to finish Charles L. Gifford's term. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Amasa Norcross | Republican | 10 | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1883 |
First elected in 1876. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Joseph F. O'Connell | Democratic | 10 | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1911 |
First elected in 1906. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Richard II Olney | Democratic | 14 | March 3, 1915 – March 4, 1921 |
First elected in 1914. [Data unknown/missing.] |
John Olver | Democratic | 1 | June 4, 1991 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected to finish Silvio Conte's term. Retired. |
Joseph H. O'Neil | Democratic | 4 | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 |
First elected in 1888. Lost renomination to John F. Fitzgerald. |
9 | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 | |||
Tip O'Neill | Democratic | 11 | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 |
First elected in 1952. Retired. |
8 | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1987 | |||
Benjamin Orr | Federalist | 16 | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
Elected in 1816. Retired. |
Gayton P. Osgood | Jacksonian | 3 | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Elected in 1834. Lost re-election to Caleb Cushing. |
Harrison Gray Otis | Federalist | 8 | March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1801 |
First elected in 1796. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Calvin D. Paige | Republican | 3 | November 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925 |
First elected in 1912. Retired. |
John G. Palfrey | Whig | 4 | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
Elected in 1846. Lost re-election to Benjamin Thompson. |
Isaac Parker | Federalist | 12 | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
First elected in 1796. Retired. |
James Parker | Democratic-Republican | 19 | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
Elected in 1813. [Data unknown/missing.] |
18 | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
District moved to Maine. | ||
William Parmenter | Democratic | 4 | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1845 |
First elected in 1836. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Albion Parris | Democratic-Republican | 20 | March 4, 1815 – February 3, 1818 |
First elected in 1814. Resigned to become U.S. District Judge. |
George Partridge | Pro-Administration | 5 | March 4, 1789 – August 14, 1790 |
Elected in 1788. Resigned. |
Andrew J. Peters | Democratic | 11 | March 4, 1907 – August 15, 1914 |
First elected in 1906. Resigned to become Assistant U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. |
Michael Francis Phelan | Democratic | 7 | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1921 |
First elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Robert S. Maloney. |
Philip J. Philbin | Democratic | 3 | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1971 |
First elected in 1942. Lost renomination to Robert Drinan. |
Stephen C. Phillips | Anti-Jacksonian | 2 | December 1, 1834 – March 3, 1837 |
Resigned to become Mayor of Salem. |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – September 28, 1838 | |||
Timothy Pickering | Federalist | 3 | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
First elected in 1812. Retired. |
2 | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | |||
Benjamin Pickman Jr. | Federalist | 2 | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 |
Elected in 1808. Retired. |
Henry L. Pierce | Republican | 3 | December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
First elected in 1872. Retired. |
Samuel L. Powers | Republican | 11 | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
First elected in 1900. Retired. |
12 | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |||
Josiah III Quincy | Federalist | 1 | March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1813 |
First elected in 1804. Retired. |
Charles S. Randall | Republican | 1 | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1893 |
First elected in 1888. Lost renomination to John Simpkins. |
13 | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 | |||
Ambrose Ranney | Republican | 3 | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 |
First elected in 1880. Lost re-election to Leopold Morse. |
Robert Rantoul Jr. | Democratic | 2 | March 4, 1851 – August 7, 1852 |
Elected in 1850. Died. |
Nathan Read | Federalist | 10 | November 25, 1800 – March 4, 1803 |
Elected to finish Samuel Sewall's term. Retired. |
William Reed | Federalist | 2 | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815 |
First elected in 1810. [Data unknown/missing.] |
John Reed Sr. | Federalist | 6 | March 4, 1795 – March 1, 1801 |
First elected in 1794. Retired. |
John Reed Jr. | Federalist | 8 | March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815 |
First elected in 1812. Retired. |
9 | March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817 | |||
March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1823 | ||||
Adams-Clay Federalist |
13 | March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | ||
Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829 | |||
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1833 | |||
11 | March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835 | |||
Anti-Masonic | March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837 | |||
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1841 | |||
Alexander H. Rice | Republican | 4 | March 4, 1861 – March 4, 1863 |
Elected in 1860. Retired. |
3 | March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1867 | |||
Thomas Rice | Federalist | 18 | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819 |
First elected in 1814. Lost re-election to James Parker. |
William W. Rice | Republican | 9 | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1883 |
First elected in 1876. Lost re-election to Theodore Lyman. |
10 | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 | |||
Joseph Richardson | Adams | 11 | March 4, 1827 – March 4, 1829 |
First elected in 1826. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831 | |||
William M. Richardson | Democratic-Republican | 4 | November 4, 1811 – April 18, 1814 |
First elected to finish Joseph Varnum's term. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney. |
Ernest W. Roberts | Republican | 7 | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1913 |
First elected in 1898. [Data unknown/missing.] |
9 | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1917 | |||
George D. Robinson | Republican | 11 | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1883 |
First elected in 1876. Resigned to become Governor of Massachusetts. |
12 | March 4, 1883 – January 7, 1884 | |||
Francis W. Rockwell | Republican | 12 | January 17, 1884 – March 4, 1891 |
First elected to finish George D. Robinson's term Lost re-election |
Julius Rockwell | Whig | 7 | March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1851 |
First elected in 1842. Retired. |
John Jacob Rogers | Republican | 5 | March 4, 1913 – March 28, 1925 |
First elected in 1912. Died. |
Edith Nourse Rogers | Republican | 5 | June 30, 1925 – September 10, 1960 |
Died. |
Nathaniel Ruggles | Federalist | 13 | March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1819 |
First elected in 1812. [Data unknown/missing.] |
John E. Russell | Democratic | 10 | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 |
First elected in 1886. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Jonathan Russell | Democratic-Republican | 11 | March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1823 |
Elected in 1820. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Richard M. Russell | Democratic | 9 | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 |
Elected in 1934. [Data unknown/missing.] |
William A. Russell | Republican | 7 | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1883 |
First elected in 1878. [Data unknown/missing.] |
8 | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | |||
Lorenzo Sabine | Whig | 4 | December 13, 1852 – March 4, 1853 |
Elected to finish Benjamin Thompson's term. Retired. |
Leverett Saltonstall I | Whig | 2 | December 5, 1838 – March 3, 1843 |
First elected to finish Stephen C. Phillips's term. Lost re-election to Daniel P. King. |
Zabdiel Sampson | Democratic-Republican | 8 | March 4, 1817 – July 26, 1820 |
First elected in 1816. Resigned to become Collector of Customs in Plymouth. |
Zeno Scudder | Whig | 10 | March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 |
First elected in 1850. [Data unknown/missing.] |
1 | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1854 |
Retired because of injury | ||
Ebenezer Seaver | Democratic-Republican | 13 | March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1813 |
First elected in 1802. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Theodore Sedgwick | Pro-Administration | 4 | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
First elected in 1788. Resigned. |
2 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |||
Federalist | 1 | March 4, 1795 – June, 1796 | ||
March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801 |
Again elected in 1798. [Data unknown/missing.] | |||
Julius H. Seelye | Independent | 10 | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 |
Elected in 1874. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Samuel Sewall | Federalist | 10 | December 7, 1796 – January 10, 1800 |
First elected to finish Benjamin Goodhue's term. Resigned. |
James Shannon | Democratic | 5 | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1985 |
First elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
Henry Shaw | Democratic-Republican | 7 | March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1821 |
First elected in 1816. [Data unknown/missing.] |
William Shepard | Federalist | 2 | March 4, 1797 – March 4, 1803 |
First elected in 1796. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Jonas Sibley | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican |
5 | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Elected in 1822. Lost re-election to John Davis. |
Nathaniel Silsbee | Democratic-Republican | 2 | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 |
First elected in 1816. Retired. |
John Simpkins | Republican | 13 | March 4, 1895 – March 27, 1898 |
First elected in 1894. Died. |
Thomson J. Skinner | Democratic-Republican | 1 | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 |
First elected in 1796. [Data unknown/missing.] |
12 | March 4, 1803 – August 10, 1804 |
Resigned | ||
Josiah Smith | Democratic-Republican | 6 | March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1803 |
First elected in 1800. Retired. |
Charles F. Sprague | Republican | 11 | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1901 |
First elected in 1896. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Asahel Stearns | Federalist | 4 | March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817 |
Elected in 1814. [Data unknown/missing.] |
William Stedman | Federalist | 11 | March 4, 1803 – July 16, 1810 |
First elected in 1802. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Moses T. Stephens | Democratic | 8 | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
First elected in 1890. [Data unknown/missing.] |
5 | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | |||
Charles A. Stevens | Republican | 10 | January 27, 1875 – March 3, 1875 |
Elected to finish Alvah Crocker's term. [Data unknown/missing.] |
George R. Stobbs | Republican | 4 | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1931 |
First elected in 1924. Retired. |
Eben F. Stone | Republican | 6 | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 |
First elected in 1880. Retired. |
7 | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887 | |||
Joseph Story | Democratic-Republican | 2 | May 23, 1808 – March 3, 1809 |
Elected to finish Jacob Crowninshield's term. Retired. |
Solomon Strong | Federalist | 12 | March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1819 |
First elected in 1814. Retired. |
Gerry Studds | Democratic | 12 | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983 |
First elected in 1972. Retired. |
10 | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 | |||
John A. Sullivan | Democratic | 11 | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1907 |
First elected in 1902. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Samuel Taggart | Federalist | 6 | March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1817 |
First elected in 1802. Retired. |
Peter Francis Tague | Democratic | 10 | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919 |
First elected in 1914. Lost re-election to John F. Fitzgerald |
October 23, 1919 – March 3, 1925 |
Won election contest against John F. Fitzgerald. Lost re-election to John J. Douglass | |||
Peleg Tallman | Democratic-Republican | 16 | March 4, 1811 – March 4, 1813 |
Elected in 1810. Retired. |
John K. Tarbox | Democratic | 7 | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 |
Elected in 1874. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Thomas Chandler Thacher | Democratic | 16 | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 |
Elected in 1912. Lost re-election to Joseph Walsh. |
George Thatcher | Pro-Administration | 6 | March 4, 1789 – March 4, 1791 |
First elected in 1788. Retired. |
8 | March 4, 1791 – March 4, 1793 | |||
4 | March 4, 1793 – March 4, 1795 | |||
Federalist | 14 | March 4, 1795 – March 4, 1801 | ||
Samuel Thatcher | Federalist | 12 | December 6, 1802 – March 4, 1803 |
First elected to finish Silas Lee's term. Lost re-election to Orchard Cook. |
16 | March 4, 1803 – March 4, 1805 | |||
Eli Thayer | Republican | 9 | March 4, 1857 – March 4, 1861 |
First elected in 1856. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Harry I. Thayer | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1925 – March 10, 1926 |
Elected in 1924. Died. |
John A. Thayer | Democratic | 3 | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
First elected in 1910. Lost re-election to William Wilder. |
John R. Thayer | Democratic | 3 | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905 |
First elected in 1898. Retired. |
Benjamin Thomas | Union | 3 | June 11, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Charles F. Adams's term. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Benjamin Thompson | Whig | 4 | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
First elected in 1844. Retired. |
March 4, 1851 – September 24, 1852 |
Again elected in 1850. Died. | |||
Charles P. Thompson | Democratic | 6 | March 4, 1875 – March 7, 1877 |
Elected in 1874. Lost re-election to George B. Loring. |
John F. Tierney | Democratic | 6 | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015 |
First elected in 1996. Lost renomination to Seth Moulton. |
George H. Tinkham | Republican | 11 | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 |
First elected in 1914. [Data unknown/missing.] |
10 | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | |||
Charles Q. Tirrell | Republican | 4 | March 4, 1901 – July 31, 1910 |
First elected in 1900. Died. |
Peter Torkildsen | Republican | 6 | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
First elected in 1992. Lost re-election to John F. Tierney. |
Mark Trafton | Know Nothing | 11 | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1857 |
Elected in 1854. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Charles R. Train | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1863 |
First elected in 1858. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Allen T. Treadway | Republican | 1 | March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1945 |
First elected in 1912. Retired. |
Niki Tsongas | Democratic | 5 | October 18, 2007 – January 3, 2013 |
First elected to finish Marty Meehan's term. Incumbent |
3 | January 3, 2013 – Present. | |||
Paul Tsongas | Democratic | 5 | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 |
First elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
Charles Turner Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 7 | June 28, 1809 – March 4, 1813 |
Successfully challenged election of William Baylies. |
Ginery Twichell | Republican | 3 | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 |
First elected in 1866. Retired. |
Charles L. Underhill | Republican | 9 | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 |
First elected in 1920. Retired. |
Charles W. Upham | Whig | 6 | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
Elected in 1852. Lost re-election to Timothy Davis. |
Jabez Upham | Federalist | 10 | March 4, 1807 – 1810 |
First elected in 1806. Resigned. |
John Varnum | Adams | 3 | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 |
First elected in 1824. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 | |||
Joseph Bradley Varnum | Democratic-Republican | 9 | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 |
First elected in 1794. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
4 | March 4, 1803 – June 29, 1811 | |||
Peleg Wadsworth | Pro-Administration | 4 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 |
First elected in 1792. Retired. |
Federalist | 13 | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1803 | ||
15 | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 | |||
Amasa Walker | Republican | 9 | December 1, 1862 – March 3, 1863 |
Elected to finish Goldsmith F. Bailey's term. Retired. |
Joseph H. Walker | Republican | 10 | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
First elected in 1888. [Data unknown/missing.] |
3 | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899 | |||
Rodney Wallace | Republican | 11 | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891 |
First elected in 1888. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Samuel H. Walley | Whig | 4 | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 |
Elected in 1852. Lost re-election to Linus B. Comins. |
Joseph Walsh | Republican | 16 | March 4, 1915 – August 21, 1922 |
First elected in 1914. Resigned to become justice on the Massachusetts Superior Court. |
Artemas Ward | Pro-Administration | 7 | March 4, 1791 – March 3, 1793 |
First elected in 1790. [Data unknown/missing.] |
2 | March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | |||
Artemas Ward Jr. | Federalist | 1 | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
First elected in 1812. [Data unknown/missing.] |
William W. Warren | Democratic | 8 | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 |
Elected in 1874. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Charles G. Washburn | Republican | 3 | December 18, 1906 – March 3, 1911 |
First elected to finish Rockwood Hoar's term. Lost re-election to John A. Thayer. |
William B. Washburn | Republican | 9 | March 4, 1863 – December 5, 1871 |
First elected in 1862. Resigned to become Governor of Massachusetts. |
Daniel Webster | Adams-Clay Federalist |
1 | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
First elected in 1822. Resigned to become U.S. Senator. |
Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | |||
John W. Weeks | Republican | 12 | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1913 |
First elected in 1904. Resigned to become U.S. Senator. |
13 | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1913 | |||
Tappan Wentworth | Whig | 8 | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 |
Elected in 1852. [Data unknown/missing.] |
George W. Weymouth | Republican | 4 | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1901 |
First elected in 1896. Retired. |
Laban Wheaton | Federalist | 9 | March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1815 |
First elected in 1808. Lost re-election to Marcus Morton. |
10 | March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1817 | |||
Leonard White | Federalist | 3 | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
Elected in 1810. [Data unknown/missing.] |
William Whiting | Republican | 3 | March 4, 1873 – June 29, 1873 |
First elected in 1872. Died. |
William II Whiting | Republican | 11 | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 |
First elected in 1882. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Ezekiel Whitman | Federalist | 15 | March 4, 1809 – March 4, 1811 |
First elected in 1808. [Data unknown/missing.] |
March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1821 |
Again first elected in 1816. District moved to Maine. | |||
William Widgery | Democratic-Republican | 15 | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
Elected in 1811. Lost re-election to George Bradbury. |
Richard B. Wigglesworth | Republican | 14 | November 6, 1928 – March 3, 1933 |
[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned to become U.S. Ambassador to Canada. |
13 | March 4, 1933 – November 13, 1958 | |||
William H. Wilder | Republican | 4 | March 4, 1911 – March 4, 1913 |
First elected in 1910. Died. |
3 | March 4, 1913 – September 11, 1913 | |||
George F. Williams | Democratic | 9 | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 |
Elected in 1890. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Henry Williams | Democratic | 10 | March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841 |
First elected in 1838. [Data unknown/missing.] |
9 | March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845 | |||
John M. S. Williams | Republican | 8 | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 |
Elected in 1872. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Lemuel Williams | Federalist | 5 | March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1803 |
First elected in 1798. [Data unknown/missing.] |
8 | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 | |||
John Wilson | Federalist | 18 | March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815 |
Elected in 1812. Lost renomination to Thomas Rice. |
17 | March 4, 1817 – March 4, 1819 |
Elected in 1816. Lost re-election to Martin Kinsley. | ||
Samuel Winslow | Republican | 4 | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925 |
First elected in 1912. Resigned. |
Robert C. Winthrop | Whig | 1 | November 9, 1840 – May 25, 1842 |
First elected to finish Abbott Lawrence's term. Resigned. |
November 29, 1842 – July 30, 1850 |
Elected to finish Nathan Appleton's term. Resigned to become U.S. Senator. | |||
Abiel Wood | Democratic-Republican | 17 | March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1815 |
Elected in 1812. [Data unknown/missing.] |
Ashley B. Wright | Republican | 1 | March 4, 1893 – August 14, 1897 |
First elected in 1892. Died. |
Representative | Party | District | Years | Electoral history |
Living former Members of the House
As of August 2018, there are thirteen living former members of the House. The most recent representative to die was Margaret Heckler (serving 1967–1983) who died August 6, 2018. The most recently serving representative to die was Joe Moakley (serving 1973–2001), who died in office May 28, 2001.
U.S. Representative | Years in office | District | Date of birth (and age) |
---|---|---|---|
Michael J. Harrington | 1969–1979 | 6th | September 2, 1936 |
Ed Markey | 1976–2013 | 7th (1976–2013) 5th (2013) |
July 11, 1946 |
James Shannon | 1979–1985 | 5th | April 4, 1952 |
Brian J. Donnelly | 1979–1985 | 11th | February 2, 1946 |
Barney Frank | 1981–2013 | 4th | March 31, 1940 |
Chester G. Atkins | 1985–1993 | 5th | April 14, 1948 |
Joseph P. Kennedy II | 1987–1999 | 8th | September 24, 1952 |
John Olver | 1991–2013 | 1st | September 3, 1936 |
Peter I. Blute | 1993–1997 | 3rd | January 28, 1956 |
Peter G. Torkildsen | 1993–1997 | 6th | January 28, 1958 |
Marty Meehan | 1993–2007 | 5th | December 30, 1956 |
Bill Delahunt | 1997–2011 | 10th | July 18, 1941 |
John F. Tierney | 1997–2015 | 6th | September 18, 1951 |
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
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