Member (District home)
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Party
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Years
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Cong ress
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Electoral history
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District location
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District created March 4, 1789
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Theodore Sedgwick (
Stockbridge)
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Pro-Administration
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March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793
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1st
2nd
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Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Redistricted to the
2nd district.
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1789–1793
Berkshire County
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Henry Dearborn (
Gardiner)
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Anti-Administration
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March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 (
General ticket)
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3rd
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Elected in 1793 on the second ballot as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from
Lincoln,
Hancock, and
Washington Counties.
Redistricted to the
12th district.
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1793–1795
District of Maine
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Peleg Wadsworth (
Portland)
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Pro-Administration
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Elected in 1793 on the third ballot as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from
Cumberland County.
Redistricted to the
13th district.
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George Thatcher (
Biddeford)
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Pro-Administration
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Redistricted from the
8th district and
re-elected in 1792 as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from
York County.
Redistricted to the
14th district.
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Dwight Foster (
Brookfield)
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Federalist
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March 4, 1795 – June 6, 1800
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4th
5th
6th
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Redistricted from the
2nd district and
re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798. Resigned when
elected U.S. Senator.
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1795–1803 "4th Western district"
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Vacant
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June 6, 1800 – December 15, 1800
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6th
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Levi Lincoln Sr. (
Worcester)
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Democratic-Republican
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December 15, 1800 – March 5, 1801
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6th
7th
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Elected in 1800.
Later elected to finish Foster's term. Resigned to become
U.S. Attorney General.
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Vacant
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March 5, 1801 – August 24, 1801
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7th
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Seth Hastings (
Mendon)
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Federalist
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August 24, 1801 – March 3, 1803
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Elected to finish Lincoln's term and seated January 11, 1802.
[5]
Redistricted to the
10th district.
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Joseph Bradley Varnum (
Dracut)
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Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1803 – June 29, 1811
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8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
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Redistricted from the
9th district and
re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810. Resigned on election to
U.S. Senate.
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1803–1823 "Middlesex district"
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Vacant
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June 29, 1811 – November 4, 1811
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12th
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William M. Richardson (
Groton)
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Democratic-Republican
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November 4, 1811 – April 18, 1814
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12th
13th
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Elected to finish Varnum's term.
Re-elected in 1812. Resigned to become
U.S. Attorney.
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Vacant
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April 18, 1814 – September 22, 1814
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13th
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Samuel Dana (
Groton)
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Democratic-Republican
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September 22, 1814 – March 3, 1815
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Elected May 23, 1814, to finish Richardson's term. (Seated September 22, 1814.
[6]) Lost re-election.
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Asahel Stearns (
Charlestown)
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Federalist
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March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
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14th
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Elected in 1814. Lost re-election.
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Timothy Fuller (
Boston)
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Democratic-Republican
[a]
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March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1825
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15th
16th
17th
18th
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Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822. [
data missing]
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1823–1833 "Middlesex district"
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Edward Everett (
Charlestown)
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835
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19th
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
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Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Re-elected in 1833. Retired.
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1833–1843 [
data missing]
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Samuel Hoar (
Concord)
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Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
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24th
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Elected in 1834. Lost re-election.
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William Parmenter (
Cambridge)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1845
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25th
26th
27th
28th
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Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Re-elected in 1842. Lost re-election.
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1843–1853 [
data missing]
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Benjamin Thompson (
Charlestown)
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Whig
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March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
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29th
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Elected on the second ballot in 1844. Retired.
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John G. Palfrey (
Cambridge)
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Whig
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March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
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30th
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Elected in 1846. Lost re-election.
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Vacant
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March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
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31st
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No candidate received the needed majority of votes in twelve runnings of the
1848 election.
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Benjamin Thompson (
Charlestown)
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Whig
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March 4, 1851 – September 24, 1852
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32nd
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Elected in 1850. Died.
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Vacant
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September 25, 1852 – December 12, 1852
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Lorenzo Sabine (
Framingham)
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Whig
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December 13, 1852 – March 3, 1853
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Elected to finish Thompson's term. Retired.
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Samuel H. Walley (
Roxbury)
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Whig
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March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
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33rd
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Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
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1853–1863 [
data missing]
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Linus B. Comins (
Boston)
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Know Nothing
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March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
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34th
35th
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Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856. [
data missing]
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Republican
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March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
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Alexander H. Rice
[7] (
Boston)
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Republican
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March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
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36th
37th
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Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the
3rd district.
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Samuel Hooper
[8] (
Boston)
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Republican
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March 4, 1863 – February 14, 1875
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38th
39th
40th
41st
42nd
43rd
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Redistricted from the
5th district and
re-elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872. Retired, but died before retirement.
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1863–1873 [
data missing]
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1873–1883 [
data missing]
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Vacant
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February 14, 1875 – March 3, 1875
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43rd
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Rufus S. Frost (
Chelsea)
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Republican
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March 4, 1875 – July 28, 1876
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44th
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Elected in 1874. Election challenged by successor.
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Josiah G. Abbott (
Boston)
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Democratic
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July 28, 1876 – March 3, 1877
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Successfully challenged predecessor. Lost re-election.
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Leopold Morse
[9]
[10] (
Boston)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883
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45th
46th
47th
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Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the
5th district.
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Patrick A. Collins (
Boston)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
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48th
49th
50th
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Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886. Retired.
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1883–1893 [
data missing]
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Joseph H. O'Neil (
Boston)
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Democratic
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March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
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51st
52nd
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Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the
9th district.
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Lewis D. Apsley (
Hudson)
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Republican
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March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897
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53rd
54th
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Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894. Retired.
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1893–1903 [
data missing]
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George W. Weymouth
[11] (
Fitchburg)
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Republican
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March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901
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55th
56th
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Elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898. Retired.
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Charles Q. Tirrell
[12] (
Natick)
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Republican
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March 4, 1901 – July 31, 1910
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57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
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Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908. Died.
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1903–1913 [
data missing]
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Vacant
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August 1, 1910 – November 8, 1910
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61st
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John Joseph Mitchell (
Marlborough)
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Democratic
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November 8, 1910 – March 3, 1911
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Elected to finish Tirrell's term. Lost election to the next term.
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William H. Wilder (
Gardner)
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Republican
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March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
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62nd
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Elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the
3rd district.
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Samuel Winslow (
Worcester)
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Republican
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March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925
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63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
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Elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922. Retired.
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1913–1923 [
data missing]
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1923–1933 [
data missing]
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George R. Stobbs (
Worcester)
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Republican
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March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931
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69th
70th
71st
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Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928. Retired.
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Pehr G. Holmes
[13] (
Worcester)
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Republican
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March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1947
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72nd
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
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Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944. Lost re-election.
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1933–1943 [
data missing]
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1943–1953 [
data missing]
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Harold Donohue
[14] (
Worcester)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1973
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80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
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Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the
3rd district.
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1953–1963 [
data missing]
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1963–1973 [
data missing]
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Robert Drinan (
Newton)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981
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93rd
94th
95th
96th
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Redistricted from the
3rd district and
re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978. Retired after
Pope John Paul II ordered all priests to withdraw from electoral politics.
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1973–1983 [
data missing]
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Barney Frank
[15] (
Newton)
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Democratic
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January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2013
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97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
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Elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Retired.
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1983–1993 [
data missing]
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1993–2003 [
data missing]
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2003–2013
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Joe Kennedy III (
Newton)
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Democratic
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January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021
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113th
114th
115th
116th
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Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018. Retired to
run for U.S. senator.
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2013–2023
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Jake Auchincloss (
Newton)
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Democratic
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January 3, 2021 – present
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117th
118th
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Elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
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2023–present
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