Maine's 5th congressional district

Maine's 5th congressional district was a congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1883. Its last congressman was Thompson Henry Murch.

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	Note
Ebenezer Herrick	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	Redistricted to the 3rd district
Enoch Lincoln	Adams-Clay D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – 1826	Resigned
Vacant		1826 – September 11, 1826
James W. Ripley	Jacksonian	September 11, 1826 – March 12, 1830	Resigned
Vacant		March 12, 1830 – December 6, 1830
Cornelius Holland	Jacksonian	December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1833
Moses Mason, Jr.	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837
Timothy J. Carter	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 14, 1838	Died
Vacant		March 14, 1838 – May 29, 1838
Virgil D. Parris	Democratic	May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1841
Nathaniel Littlefield	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Benjamin White	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845
Cullen Sawtelle	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Ephraim K. Smart	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Cullen Sawtelle	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Ephraim K. Smart	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1852
Israel Washburn, Jr.	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
	Republican	March 4, 1855 – January 1, 1861	Resigned after being elected Governor
Vacant		January 1, 1861 – January 2, 1861
Stephen Coburn	Republican	January 2, 1861 – March 3, 1861	Won special election after Washburn's resignation Not a candidate for a full term
John H. Rice	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Redistricted to the 4th district
Frederick A. Pike	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Redistricted from the 6th district Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1878
Eugene Hale	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1879	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Thompson Henry Murch	Greenback	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in Maine's at-large congressional district
District eliminated		March 3, 1883
Representative	Party	Years	Note

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