Member
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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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Benjamin Goodhue (
Salem)
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|
Pro-Administration
|
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793
|
1st
2nd
|
Elected January 29, 1789, on the second ballot.
Re-elected October 4, 1790.
Redistricted to the
1st district.
|
1789–1793
Essex County
|
Dwight Foster (
Brookfield)
|
|
Pro-Administration
|
General ticket: March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795
|
3rd
|
Elected April 1, 1793, on the third ballot as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district at-large.
Redistricted to the
4th district.
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1793–1795
Berkshire County,
Worcester County, and
Hampshire County
|
Theodore Sedgwick (
Great Barrington)
|
|
Pro-Administration
|
Redistricted from the
4th district and
re-elected November 2, 1792, as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district from
Berkshire County.
Redistricted to the
1st district.
|
Artemas Ward (
Shrewsbury)
|
|
Pro-Administration
|
Redistricted from the
7th district and
re-elected November 2, 1792, as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district from
Worcester County. [
data missing]
|
William Lyman (
Northampton)
|
|
Anti-Administration
|
Elected April 1, 1793, on the third ballot as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district from
Hampshire County.
Re-elected November 3, 1794, as the sole representative from the district. Lost re-election.
|
|
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
|
4th
|
1795–1803 "2nd Western district"
|
William Shepard (
Westfield)
|
|
Federalist
|
March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803
|
5th
6th
7th
|
Elected January 16, 1797, on the second ballot.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800. Retired.
|
Jacob Crowninshield (
Salem)
|
|
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1803 – April 15, 1808
|
8th
9th
10th
|
Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806. Died.
|
1803–1823 "Essex South district"
|
Vacant
|
April 15, 1808 – May 23, 1808
|
10th
|
Joseph Story (
Salem)
|
|
Democratic-Republican
|
May 23, 1808 – March 3, 1809
|
Elected to finish Crowninshield's term. Retired.
|
Benjamin Pickman Jr. (
Salem)
|
|
Federalist
|
March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811
|
11th
|
Elected in 1808. Retired.
|
William Reed (
Marblehead)
|
|
Federalist
|
March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815
|
12th
13th
|
Elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812. Retired.
|
Timothy Pickering (
Wendham)
|
|
Federalist
|
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817
|
14th
|
Redistricted from the
3rd district and
re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election.
|
Nathaniel Silsbee (
Salem)
|
|
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821
|
15th
16th
|
Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818. Retired.
|
Gideon Barstow (
Salem)
|
|
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
|
17th
|
Elected in 1821 on the third ballot. Retired.
|
Benjamin W. Crowninshield (
Salem)
|
|
Democratic-Republican
|
March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
|
18th
19th
20th
21st
|
Elected in 1823 on the second ballot.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828. Lost re-election.
|
1823–1833 "Essex South district"
|
|
Anti-Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831
|
Rufus Choate (
Salem)
|
|
Anti-Jacksonian
|
March 4, 1831 – June 30, 1834
|
22nd
23rd
|
Elected in 1830.
Re-elected in 1833. Resigned.
|
1833–1843 [
data missing]
|
Vacant
|
June 30, 1834 – December 1, 1834
|
23rd
|
Stephen C. Phillips (
Salem)
|
|
Anti-Jacksonian
|
December 1, 1834 – March 3, 1837
|
23rd
24th
25th
|
Elected to finish Choate's term.
Also elected to the full term in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836. Resigned to become Mayor of Salem.
|
|
Whig
|
March 4, 1837 – September 28, 1838
|
Vacant
|
September 28, 1838 – December 5, 1838
|
25th
|
Leverett Saltonstall (
Salem)
|
|
Whig
|
December 5, 1838 – March 3, 1843
|
25th
26th
27th
|
Elected to finish Phillips's term in 1838 and seated December 5, 1838.
Also elected to the full term in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840. Lost re-election.
|
Daniel P. King (
South Danvers)
|
|
Whig
|
March 4, 1843 – July 25, 1850
|
28th
29th
30th
31st
|
Elected in 1843 on the fourth ballot.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848. Died.
|
1843–1853 [
data missing]
|
Vacant
|
July 25, 1850 – March 3, 1851
|
31st
|
Robert Rantoul Jr. (
Beverly)
|
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1851 – August 7, 1852
|
32nd
|
Elected in 1850. Died.
|
Vacant
|
August 7, 1852 – December 13, 1852
|
Francis B. Fay (
Chelsea)
|
|
Whig
|
December 13, 1852 – March 3, 1853
|
Elected to finish Rantoul's term. Retired.
|
Samuel L. Crocker (
Taunton)
|
|
Whig
|
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
|
33rd
|
Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
|
1853–1863 [
data missing]
|
James Buffington
[11](
Fall River)
|
|
Know Nothing
|
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
|
34th
35th
36th
37th
|
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860. Retired.
|
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863
|
Oakes Ames
[6] (
North Easton)
|
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1873
|
38th
39th
40th
41st
42nd
|
Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870. Retired.
|
1863–1873 [
data missing]
|
Benjamin W. Harris
[12]
[13] (
East Bridgewater)
|
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883
|
43rd
44th
45th
46th
47th
|
Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880. Retired.
|
1873–1883 [
data missing]
|
John D. Long (
Hingham)
|
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889
|
48th
49th
50th
|
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886. Retired.
|
1883–1893 [
data missing]
|
Elijah A. Morse (
Canton)
|
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893
|
51st
52nd
|
Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Redistricted to the
12th district.
|
Frederick H. Gillett
[14]
[15] (
Springfield)
|
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1925
|
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
|
Elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922. Retired to
run for U.S. senator.
|
1893–1903 [
data missing]
|
1903–1913 [
data missing]
|
1913–1933 [
data missing]
|
George B. Churchill (
Amherst)
|
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1925 – July 1, 1925
|
69th
|
Elected in 1924. Died.
|
Vacant
|
July 1, 1925 – September 29, 1925
|
Henry L. Bowles (
Springfield)
|
|
Republican
|
September 29, 1925 – March 3, 1929
|
69th
70th
|
Elected to finish Churchill's term.
Re-elected in 1926. Retired.
|
Will Kirk Kaynor (
Springfield)
|
|
Republican
|
March 4, 1929 – December 20, 1929
|
71st
|
Elected in 1928. Died.
|
Vacant
|
December 20, 1929 – February 11, 1930
|
William J. Granfield (
Springfield)
|
|
Democratic
|
February 11, 1930 – January 3, 1937
|
71st
72nd
73rd
74th
|
Elected to finish Kaynor's term.
Also elected to full term in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934. Retired.
|
1933–1943 [
data missing]
|
Charles R. Clason
[16] (
Springfield)
|
|
Republican
|
January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949
|
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
|
Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
|
1943–1953 [
data missing]
|
Foster Furcolo (
Longmeadow)
|
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 1949 – September 30, 1952
|
81st
82nd
|
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950. Retired and then resigned early when appointed
State Treasurer.
|
Vacant
|
September 30, 1952 – January 3, 1953
|
82nd
|
Edward Boland
[17] (
Springfield)
|
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1989
|
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
|
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.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986. Retired.
|
1953–1963 [
data missing]
|
1963–1973 [
data missing]
|
1973–1983 [
data missing]
|
1983–1993 [
data missing]
|
Richard Neal
[18] (
Springfield)
|
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013
|
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
112th
|
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.
Redistricted to the
1st district.
|
1993–2003 [
data missing]
|
2003–2013
|
Jim McGovern (
Worcester)
|
|
Democratic
|
January 3, 2013 – present
|
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th
|
Redistricted from the
3rd district and
re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
|
2013–2023
|
2023–present
|