Massachusetts's 10th congressional district

Massachusetts's 10th congressional district is an obsolete district that includes parts of the South Shore of Massachusetts, and all of Cape Cod and the islands. The District has existed since 1795, but was removed for the 113th Congress in 2013 as district lines were redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat due to reapportionment as a result of the 2010 Census.[1] Effective from the elections of 2012, most of the district falls into the new Massachusetts 9th congressional district, with some northern portions falling in the new 8th district.[2]

Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Cities and towns in the district prior to 2013

The district from 2003 to 2013

1840s

1843: "The Counties of Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket, together with the towns of Rochester and Wareham, in the County of Plymouth, and of Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and New Bedford, in the County of Bristol."[3]

1860s

1869: "Berkshire and Hampden counties."[4]

1870s-1880s

1890s-1950s

1893: Boston, Wards 13, 14, 15, 19 (Precincts 1, 5, 7, 8, 9), 20, 22, 24; Milton, Quincy.[5]

1916: Boston, Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 (Precincts 1, 2).[6]

1921: Boston, Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.[7]

1934: Boston, Wards 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21.[8]

1941-1953: Boston, Wards 4, 5, 10, 12, 19, 20, 21; Brookline, Newton.[9][10]

1960s-1970s

1963: "Bristol County: Cities of Attleboro, Fall River, and Taunton. Towns of Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, and Swansea. Middlesex County: City of Newton. Norfolk County: Towns of Dover, Foxborough, Medfield, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, and Wrentham."[11]

1977: "Bristol County: Cities of Attleboro, Fall River, and Taunton. Towns of Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport. Middlesex County: Towns of Natick and Sherborn. Norfolk County: Towns of Foxborough, Medfield, Millis, Norfolk, Plainville, Sharon, Wellesley, and Wrentham. Plymouth County: Towns of Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Lakeville, Middleborough, and West Bridgewater."[12]

1990s

1997: "Counties: Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk (part), and Plymouth (part)."[13]

2003-2013

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District location

Benjamin Goodhue
Federalist March 4, 1795 —
June 11, 1796
4th Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1794.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
1795–1803
"3rd Middle district"
Vacant June 11, 1796 —
December 7, 1796
4th

Samuel Sewall
Federalist December 7, 1796 —
January 10, 1800
4th
5th
6th
Elected on the second ballot to finish Goodhue's term.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Resigned become Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Vacant January 10, 1800 —
November 25, 1800
6th

Nathan Read
Federalist November 25, 1800 —
March 3, 1803
6th
7th
Elected October 20, 1800 on the second ballot to finish Sewall's term.
Re-elected November 3, 1800.
Retired.

Seth Hastings
Federalist March 4, 1803 —
March 3, 1807
8th
9th
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Retired.
1803–1815
"Worcester South district"
Jabez Upham Federalist March 4, 1807 —
1810
10th
11th
Elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Resigned.
Vacant 1810 —
October 8, 1810
11th
Joseph Allen Federalist October 8, 1810 —
March 3, 1811
11th Elected October 8, 1810 to finish Upham's term.
Retired.

Elijah Brigham
Federalist March 4, 1811 —
March 3, 1815
12th
13th
Elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Redistricted to the 11th district.

Laban Wheaton
Federalist March 4, 1815 —
March 3, 1817
14th Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1815.
Retired.
1815–1823
"Bristol district"

Marcus Morton
Democratic-
Republican
March 4, 1817 —
March 3, 1821
15th
16th
Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Lost re-election.

Francis Baylies
Federalist March 4, 1821 —
March 3, 1823
17th Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 12th district.
Vacant March 3, 1823 —
December 13, 1824
18th William Eustis was redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1822, but declined the election to become Governor of Massachusetts. 1823–1833
"Norfolk district"
John Bailey Adams–Clay Democratic-Republican December 13, 1824 —
March 18, 1824
Elected in 1823 to finish Eustis's term, but election was contested on residency requirements. A March 18, 1824 House resolution on declared he was not entitled to the seat.
Vacant March 18, 1824 —
December 13, 1824
John Bailey Adams–Clay Democratic-Republican December 13, 1824 —
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
20th
21st
Re-elected November 29, 1824 on the third ballot to finish Eustis's term and seated December 13, 1824.
Re-elected in 1825 on the second ballot.
Re-elected in 1826.
[data unknown/missing]
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 —
March 3, 1831

Henry A. S. Dearborn
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 —
March 3, 1833
22nd [data unknown/missing]
William Baylies Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1833 —
March 3, 1835
23rd [data unknown/missing]
Lost re-election.
1833–1843
[data unknown/missing]

Nathaniel B. Borden
Jacksonian March 4, 1835 —
March 3, 1837
24th
25th
[data unknown/missing]
Democratic March 4, 1837 —
March 3, 1839
Henry Williams Democratic March 4, 1839 —
March 3, 1841
26th [data unknown/missing]

Nathaniel B. Borden
Whig March 4, 1841 —
March 3, 1843
27th [data unknown/missing]
Barker Burnell Whig March 4, 1843 —
June 15, 1843
28th Redistricted from the 11th district.
Died.
1843–1853
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant June 15, 1843 —
December 7, 1843
28th

Joseph Grinnell
Whig December 7, 1843 —
March 3, 1851
28th
29th
30th
31st
[data unknown/missing]

Zeno Scudder
Whig March 4, 1851 —
March 3, 1853
32nd [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 1st district.

Edward Dickinson
Whig March 4, 1853 —
March 3, 1855
33rd [data unknown/missing] 1853–1863
[data unknown/missing]

Calvin C. Chaffee
Know Nothing March 4, 1855 —
March 3, 1857
34th [data unknown/missing]
Republican March 4, 1857 —
March 3, 1859

Charles Delano[14]
Republican March 4, 1859 —
March 3, 1863
36th
37th
[data unknown/missing]

Henry L. Dawes[4]
Republican March 3, 1863 —
March 3, 1873
38th
39th
40th
41st
42nd
Redistricted from the 11th district.
Re-elected in 1868.[4]
Redistricted to the 11th district.
1863–1873
[data unknown/missing]

Alvah Crocker
Republican March 4, 1873 —
December 26, 1874
43rd Redistricted from the 9th district.
Died.
1873–1883
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant December 26, 1874 —
January 27, 1875
43rd

Charles A. Stevens
Republican January 27, 1875 —
March 3, 1875
43rd [data unknown/missing]

Julius H. Seelye
Independent March 4, 1875 —
March 3, 1877
44th [data unknown/missing]

Amasa Norcross[15][16]
Republican March 4, 1877 —
March 3, 1883
45th
46th
47th
[data unknown/missing]

William W. Rice
Republican March 4, 1883 —
March 3, 1887
48th
49th
Redistricted from the 9th district. 1883–1893
[data unknown/missing]

John E. Russell
Democratic March 4, 1887 —
March 3, 1889
50th [data unknown/missing]

Joseph H. Walker
Republican March 4, 1889 —
March 3, 1893
51st
52nd
[data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 3rd district.

Michael J. McEttrick
Independent Democrat March 4, 1893 —
March 3, 1895
53rd [data unknown/missing] 1893–1903
[data unknown/missing]

Harrison H. Atwood
Republican March 4, 1895 —
March 3, 1897
54th Lost renomination

Samuel J. Barrows[17]
Republican March 4, 1897 —
March 3, 1899
55th [data unknown/missing]

Henry F. Naphen
Democratic March 4, 1899 —
March 3, 1903
56th
57th
[data unknown/missing]

William S. McNary
Democratic March 4, 1903 —
March 3, 1907
58th
59th
[data unknown/missing] 1903–1913
[data unknown/missing]

Joseph F. O'Connell[18]
Democratic March 4, 1907 —
March 3, 1911
60th
61st
[data unknown/missing]

James Michael Curley
Democratic March 4, 1911 —
March 3, 1913
62nd [data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 12th district.

William Francis Murray
Democratic March 4, 1913 —
September 28, 1914
63rd Redistricted from the 9th district.
Resigned to become Postmaster of Boston
1913–1933
[data unknown/missing]
Vacant September 28, 1914 —
March 3, 1915
63rd

Peter Tague
Democratic March 4, 1915 —
March 3, 1919
64th
65th
[data unknown/missing]
Initially lost re-election but regained seat on appeal citing voting irregularities.

John F. Fitzgerald
Democratic March 4, 1919 —
October 23, 1919
66th [data unknown/missing]
Lost election contest on appeal due to voting irregularities.

Peter Tague
Democratic October 23, 1919 —
March 3, 1925
66th
67th
68th
Successfully contested Fitzgerald's election on appeal due to voting irregularities.
Lost re-election.

John J. Douglass
Democratic March 4, 1925 —
March 3, 1933
69th
70th
71st
72nd
[data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 11th district.

George H. Tinkham[19]
Republican March 4, 1933 —
January 3, 1943
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
Redistricted from the 11th district. 1933–1943
[data unknown/missing]

Christian Herter
Republican January 3, 1943 —
January 3, 1953
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
[data unknown/missing]
Retired to run for Governor of Massachusetts.
1943–1953
[data unknown/missing]

Laurence Curtis
Republican January 3, 1953 —
January 3, 1963
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
[data unknown/missing]
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
1953–1963
[data unknown/missing]

Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Republican January 3, 1963 —
January 3, 1967
88th
89th
Redistricted from the 14th district.
Lost renomination.
1963–1973
[data unknown/missing]

Margaret Heckler[20]
Republican January 3, 1967 —
January 3, 1983
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
[data unknown/missing]
Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election.
1973–1983
[data unknown/missing]

Gerry Studds[21]
Democratic January 3, 1983 —
January 3, 1997
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
Redistricted from the 12th district.
Retired.
1983–1993
[data unknown/missing]
1993–2003
[data unknown/missing]

Bill Delahunt
Democratic January 3, 1997 —
January 3, 2011
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
[data unknown/missing].
Retired.
2003–2013
[data unknown/missing]

Bill Keating
Democratic January 3, 2011 —
January 3, 2013
112th Elected in 2010.
Moved to the redistricted 9th district.
District eliminated[1] January 3, 2013

References

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