Rhode Island's at-large congressional district

The Rhode Island At-large congressional district is obsolete, with representation divided into two districts. However, based on population estimates, reapportionment will likely cause Rhode Island to have only one congressional district after the 2020 census.^[1]

From 1790 to 1843, Rhode Island elected members to the United States House of Representatives at-large:

• From 1790 to 1793, one member represented the state.
• From 1793 to 1843, two members represented the state at-large.

List of representatives

Congress	Years	Seat A				Seat B
		Representative	Party	Electoral history		Representative	Party	Electoral history
1	August 31, 1790 – March 3, 1791	Benjamin Bourne	Pro-Admin	Resigned		Seat created in 1793
2	March 3, 1791 – March 3, 1793
3	March 3, 1793 – March 3, 1795					Francis Malbone	Pro-Admin	Retired
4	March 4, 1795 – 1796		Federalist				Federalist
	1796 – November 15, 1796	Vacant
	November 15, 1796 – March 4, 1797	Elisha Reynolds Potter	Federalist	Resigned
5	March 4, 1797 – 1797	Christopher G. Champlin	Federalist	[Data unknown/missing.]
	1797 – November 13, 1797					Vacant
	November 13, 1797 – March 3, 1799					Thomas Tillinghast	Federalist	[Data unknown/missing.]
6	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801					John Brown	Federalist	[Data unknown/missing.]
7	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Thomas Tillinghast	Democratic-Republican	[Data unknown/missing.]		Joseph Stanton Jr.	Democratic-Republican	[Data unknown/missing.]
8	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	Nehemiah Knight	Democratic-Republican	Died
9	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807
10	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1808					Isaac Wilbour	Democratic-Republican	[Data unknown/missing.]
	March 4, 1808 – June 13, 1808
	June 13, 1808 – November 11, 1808	Vacant
	November 11, 1808 – March 3, 1809	Richard Jackson Jr.	Federalist	[Data unknown/missing.]
11	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811					Elisha Reynolds Potter	Federalist	[Data unknown/missing.]
12	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813
13	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815
14	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	John Linscom Boss Jr.	Federalist	[Data unknown/missing.]		James Brown Mason	Federalist	[Data unknown/missing.]
15	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819
16	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	Samuel Eddy	Democratic-Republican	[Data unknown/missing.]		Nathaniel Hazard	Democratic-Republican	[Data unknown/missing.]
17	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823					Job Durfee	Democratic-Republican	[Data unknown/missing.]
18	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825		Adams-Clay Republican				Adams-Clay Republican
19	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	Tristam Burges	Anti-Jacksonian	[Data unknown/missing.]		Dutee Jerauld Pearce	Anti-Jacksonian	[Data unknown/missing.]
20	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829		Adams				Adams
21	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831		Anti-Jacksonian				Anti-Jacksonian
22	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833
23	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835						Anti-Masonic
24	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	William Sprague III	Whig	[Data unknown/missing.]
25	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Robert B. Cranston	Whig	[Data unknown/missing.]		Joseph L. Tillinghast	Whig	Retired
26	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841
27	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843

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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