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.
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years ↑ | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ebenezer Herrick | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
1821 – 1823 Kennebec County (partial) and Lincoln County (partial)[1] |
Enoch Lincoln |
Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Resigned. |
1823 – 1833 Cumberland County (partial), Kennebec County (partial), Lincoln County (partial), Oxford County (partial)[2] |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – January 1826 | ||||
Vacant | January 1826 – September 11, 1826 | ||||
James W. Ripley | Jacksonian | September 11, 1826 – March 12, 1830 |
19th 20th 21st |
Elected in 1826. Elected September 11, 1826 to finish Lincoln's term and seated December 4, 1826. Re-elected in 1828 on the second ballot. Resigned. | |
Vacant | March 12, 1830 – December 6, 1830 | ||||
Cornelius Holland | Jacksonian | December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1833 |
21st 22nd |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Moses Mason Jr. | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Timothy J. Carter | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 14, 1838 |
25th | [data unknown/missing] Died. | |
Vacant | March 14, 1838 – May 29, 1838 | ||||
Virgil D. Parris |
Democratic | May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
[data unknown/missing] | |
Nathaniel Littlefield |
Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Benjamin White | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Cullen Sawtelle | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Ephraim K. Smart | Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | [data unknown/missing] | |
Cullen Sawtelle | Democratic | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | [data unknown/missing] | |
Ephraim K. Smart | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. | |
Israel Washburn Jr. |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd 34th 35th 36th |
[data unknown/missing] | [data unknown/missing] |
Republican | March 4, 1855 – January 1, 1861 |
[data unknown/missing] Resigned when elected Governor of Maine. | |||
Vacant | January 1, 1861 – January 2, 1861 | ||||
Stephen Coburn |
Republican | January 2, 1861 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Elected to finish Washburn's term. Retired. | |
John H. Rice |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | [data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 4th district. | |
Frederick A. Pike |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
38th 39th 40th |
Redistricted from the 6th district. Lost renomination. | |
Eugene Hale |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1879 |
41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th |
[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. | |
Thompson Henry Murch |
Greenback | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 |
46th 47th |
[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election. | |
District eliminated | March 3, 1883 | ||||
Member | Party | Years | Electoral history |
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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