Oregon's at-large congressional district

Oregon's At-large congressional district is a former United States Congressional District. During its existence, Oregon voters elected a Representative of the United States House of Representatives At-large from the entire state.

History

The district came into existence when the U.S. state of Oregon was admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859. Its first representative, La Fayette Grover, had been elected in June 1858 in anticipation of statehood, but since Congress delayed action until February 1859, Grover served only 17 days as Representative.^[1]

The district ceased to exist after the 1890 U.S. census apportioned another representative to Oregon beginning with the 53rd United States Congress which convened on March 3, 1893. Binger Hermann was Oregon's last At-large Representative. He represented Oregon's 1st congressional district beginning in 1893.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Dates	Electoral history
Oregon statehood		February 14, 1859
La Fayette Grover	Democratic	February 14, 1859 – March 3, 1859	Retired
Lansing Stout	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Lost renomination
Andrew J. Thayer	Democratic	March 4, 1861 – July 30, 1861	Lost election contest
George K. Shiel	Democratic	July 30, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Won election contest Retired
John R. McBride	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1864
James H. D. Henderson	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	Lost renomination
Rufus Mallory	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	Retired
Joseph S. Smith	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Not a candidate for reelection in 1870
James H. Slater	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Not a candidate for reelection in 1870
Joseph Gardner Wilson	Republican	March 4, 1873 – July 2, 1873	Died before Congress assembled
Vacant		July 3, 1873 – November 30, 1873
James W. Nesmith	Democratic	December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Elected to finish Wilson's term
George Augustus La Dow	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – May 1, 1875	Died before Congress assembled
Vacant		May 2, 1875 – October 25, 1875
Lafayette Lane	Democratic	October 25, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Elected to finish La Dow's term
Richard Williams	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	Not a candidate for reelection in 1878
John Whiteaker	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	Lost re-election
Melvin Clark George	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	Not a candidate for reelection in 1884
Binger Hermann	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1893	Became 1st district representative
District eliminated		March 3, 1893

References

General

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Specific

Coordinates: 44°00′N 120°30′W / 44°N 120.5°W / 44; -120.5