Massachusetts's 14th congressional district
Massachusetts's 14th congressional district is an obsolete district that was first active 1795–1820 in the District of Maine, and again active 1903–1963 in eastern Massachusetts. It was most recently eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Joseph William Martin Jr., who was redistricted into the 10th district.
| Massachusetts's 14th congressional district | |
|---|---|
| Obsolete district | |
| Created | 1795 1900 |
| Eliminated | 1820 1960 |
| Years active | 1795–1820 1903–1963 |
Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013
Cities and towns in the district
- Bristol City
- Easton
- Norfolk County
- Quincy
- Avon
- Braintree
- Canton
- Dedham
- Foxboro
- Holbrook
- Milton
- Norwood
- Randolph
- Sharon
- Stoughton
- Westwood
- Weymouth
- Plymouth County
- Brockton
- Abington
- Rockland
- East Bridgewater
- West Bridgewater
- Whitman
- Suffolk County: Boston (Ward 26).[1]
List of members representing the district
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created in the District of Maine – March 4, 1795 | ||||||
 George Thatcher (Biddeford) |
Federalist | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801 |
4th 5th 6th |
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1795 on the second ballot. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800, but declined to serve. |
1795–1803 "3rd Eastern district," District of Maine | |
| Vacant | March 3, 1801 – December 7, 1801 |
7th | ||||
.jpg.webp) Richard Cutts (Pepperrellborough) |
Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1801 – March 3, 1813 |
7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th |
Elected to finish Thatcher's term.[2] Re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Lost re-election. | ||
| 1803–1813 "York district," District of Maine | ||||||
| Cyrus King (Saco) |
Federalist | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
13th 14th |
Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election. |
1813–1820 "1st Eastern district," District of Maine | |
 John Holmes (Alfred) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 15, 1820 |
15th 16th |
Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Redistricted to Maine's at-large district but resigned when elected U.S. Senator. | ||
| District moved to Maine March 15, 1820 | ||||||
| District restored in Massachusetts March 4, 1903 | ||||||
 William C. Lovering (Taunton) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – February 4, 1910 |
58th[3] 59th 60th 61st |
Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Died. |
1903–1913 [data missing] | |
| Vacant | February 4, 1910 – March 22, 1910 |
61st | ||||
 Eugene Foss (Boston) |
Democratic | March 22, 1910 – January 4, 1911 |
Elected to finish Lovering's term. Resigned to become Governor. | |||
| Vacant | January 4, 1911 – March 3, 1911 |
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 Robert O. Harris (East Bridgewater) |
Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | Elected in 1910. Retired. | ||
 Edward Gilmore (Brockton) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Elected in 1912. Retired. |
1913–1923 [data missing] | |
 Richard Olney II (Dedham) |
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 |
64th 65th 66th |
Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election. | ||
 Louis A. Frothingham (Easton) |
Republican | March 4, 1921 – August 23, 1928 |
67th 68th 69th 70th |
Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Died. | ||
| 1923–1933 [data missing] | ||||||
| Vacant | August 24, 1928 – November 5, 1928 |
70th | ||||
 Richard B. Wigglesworth (Milton) |
Republican | November 6, 1928 – March 3, 1933 |
70th 71st 72nd |
Elected to finish Frothingham's term. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 13th district. | ||
 Joseph W. Martin Jr. (North Attleborough) |
Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1963 |
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Redistricted from the 15th district and 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. Re-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. Redistricted to the 10th district. |
1933–1943 [data missing] | |
| 1943–1953 [data missing] | ||||||
| 1953–1963 [data missing] | ||||||
| District eliminated January 3, 1963 | ||||||
References
- "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916. hdl:2027/uc1.l0075858456.
- "Seventh Congress March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
- A.J. Halford (1903). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Eighth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
- 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
- "Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 14". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
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