Florida Territory's at-large congressional district

Florida Territory was created on March 30, 1822, and was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives until statehood was achieved on March 3, 1845. The territory's first delegate, Joseph Marion Hernández, was elected on September 30, 1822, and took his seat in Congress on January 23, 1823.

List of delegates representing the district[]

Delegate (Residence)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
Vacant		March 30, 1822 – January 23, 1823
Joseph M. Hernández (Saint Augustine)	Democratic-Republican	January 23, 1823 – March 3, 1823	18th	Elected in 1822.[1] Lost re-election.
Richard K. Call (Pensacola)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	19th	Elected in 1823.[2] Retired.
Joseph M. White (Pensacola)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837	20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th	Elected in 1825.[3] Lost re-election.
Charles Downing (Saint Augustine)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
David Levy Yulee (Saint Augustine)	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845	27th 28th	Elected U.S. senator upon statehood.

References[]

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
• "Our Campaigns - United States - Territory of Florida - FL Territorial Delegate". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.

Coordinates: 30°N 83°W / 30°N 83°W / 30; -83