Massachusetts's 17th congressional district

Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Massachusetts's seventeenth congressional district is an obsolete district. Its short tenure (1803-1821) was dedicated to the Maine District until Maine achieved statehood.

List of members representing the district[]

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	District home	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1803
Phineas Bruce	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – ?	8th	Machias, Maine	Elected in 1802, but prevented by illness from qualifying.	1803 – 1813 "Kennebec district," District of Maine
Vacant		? – March 3, 1805
John Chandler	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809	9th 10th	Monmouth, Maine	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired.
Barzillai Gannett	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – 1812	11th	Gardiner, Maine	Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Resigned.
			12th
Vacant		1812 – April 6, 1812
Francis Carr	Democratic- Republican	April 6, 1812 – March 3, 1813		Bangor, Maine	Elected to finish Gannett's term. Lost re-election.
Abiel Wood	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Wiscasset, Maine	Elected in 1812. Redistricted to the 16th district and lost re-election.	1813 – 1821 "4th Eastern district," District of Maine
James Carr	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	14th	Bangor, Maine	Elected in 1815 on the second ballot. Retired.
John Wilson	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15th	Belfast, Maine	Elected in 1816. Lost re-election.
Martin Kinsley	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Hampden, Maine	Elected in 1819 on the third ballot. Redistricted to Maine's 4th district and lost re-election.
District moved to Maine's 4th district March 3, 1821

References[]

• 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 17". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

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