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New Hampshire's at-large congressional district

The New Hampshire at-large congressional district is obsolete, with representation having since been divided into districts.

However, from 1789 to 1847, New Hampshire elected members to the United States House of Representatives at-large:

  • From 1789 to 1793, three members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1793 to 1803, four members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1803 to 1813, five members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1813 to 1833, six members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1833 to 1843, five members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1843 to 1847, four members represented the state at-large.
  • In 1847 at-large representation was replaced by four electoral districts.

List of members representing the district

Years & Congresses Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Seat E Seat F
Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history
March 4, 1789 –
June 22, 1789 		1st Representative-elect Benjamin West chose not to serve. Nicholas Gilman.jpeg
Nicholas Gilman 		Pro-Admin Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired. 		Samuel Livermore.jpg
Samuel Livermore 		Anti-Admin Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Retired.
June 23, 1789 –
March 3, 1791 		Abiel Foster.jpg
Abiel Foster 		Pro-Admin Elected to finish West's term.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793 		2nd JeremiahsmithNH.jpg
Jeremiah Smith 		Pro-Admin Elected in 1790.
Re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Resigned. 		Pro-Admin
March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795 		3rd JohnSamuelSherburne.jpg
John Samuel Sherburne 		Anti-Admin Elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired. 		Paine wingate.jpg
Paine Wingate 		Pro-Admin Elected in 1792.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797 		4th Fed Fed Dem-Rep Abiel Foster.jpg
Abiel Foster 		Fed Elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Retired.
March 4, 1797 –
July 26, 1797 		5th Jonathan Freeman Fed Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired. 		William Gordon Fed Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Resigned to become New Hampshire Attorney General.
July 26, 1797 –
December 15, 1797 		Vacant
December 15, 1797 –
March 3, 1799 		Peleg Sprague Fed Elected to finish Smith's term.
Re-elected in 1798, but declined to serve.
March 4, 1799 –
June 12, 1800 		6th JamesSheafe.jpg
James Sheafe 		Fed Elected to finish Sprague's term.
Retired.
June 12, 1800 –
December 8, 1800 		Vacant
December 8, 1800 –
March 3, 1801 		Hon Samuel Tenney MC - from History of Byfield.jpg
Samuel Tenney 		Fed Elected August 25, 1800 to the next term.
Elected October 27, 1800 to finish Gordon's term.
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1801 –
?, 1802 		7th George B. Upham Fed Elected in 1800.
Retired. 		Joseph Peirce Fed Elected in 1800.
Resigned.
?, 1802 –
December 6, 1802 		Vacant
December 6, 1802 –
March 3, 1803 		Samuel Hunt Fed Elected August 30, 1802 to finish Peirce's term.
Elected August 30, 1802 to the next term.
Retired.
March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805 		8th Silas Betton, head-and-shoulders portrait, right profile LCCN2007675914.jpg
Silas Betton 		Fed Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election. 		David Hough Fed Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election. 		Clifton Clagett Dem-Rep Elected in 1802.
Retired.
March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807 		9th Thomas Weston Thompson.jpg
Thomas W. Thompson 		Fed Elected in 1804.
Lost re-election. 		Caleb Ellis Fed Elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809 		10th Peter Carleton Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Retired. 		Daniel Meserve Durell Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election. 		Francis Gardner Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election. 		Jedediah K. Smith Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election. 		ClementStorer.jpg
Clement Storer 		Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811 		11th Daniel Blaisdell Fed Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election. 		John Curtis Chamberlain Fed Elected in 1808.
Retired. 		William Hale Fed Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election. 		Nathaniel Appleton Haven Fed Elected in 1808.
Retired. 		James Wilson Fed Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813 		12th JosiahBartlettJr.jpg Josiah Bartlett Jr. Dem-Rep Elected in 1810.
Retired. 		Samuel Dinsmoor Sr..jpg
Samuel Dinsmoor 		Dem-Rep Elected in 1810.
Lost re-election. 		Obed Hall Dem-Rep Elected in 1811.
Retired. 		John Adams Harper Dem-Rep Elected in 1811.
Lost re-election. 		George Sullivan Fed Elected in 1811.
Retired.
March 4, 1813 –
May 21, 1814 		13th Bradbury Cilley.jpg
Bradbury Cilley 		Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election. 		Samuel Smith Fed Elected in 1812.
Resigned.[a] 		William Hale Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election. 		Roger Vose Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election. 		Black Dan (cropped).jpg
Daniel Webster 		Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired. 		Jeduthun Wilcox Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
May 21, 1814 –
March 3, 1815 		Vacant
March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817 		14th Charles Humphrey Atherton (1773 – 1853) US Politician.jpg
Charles Humphrey Atherton 		Fed Elected in 1814.
Retired.
March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819 		15th Josiah Butler Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1820.
Retired. 		Nathaniel Upham Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1820.
Retired. 		Clifton Clagett Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Lost re-election. 		Salma Hale Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Retired. 		Livermorea.jpg
Arthur Livermore 		Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Lost re-election. 		JohnParrott.jpg
John Parrott 		Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821 		16th Joseph Buffum Jr. Dem-Rep Elected in 1819.
Retired. 		William Plumer, Jr..jpg
William Plumer Jr. 		Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.
March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823 		17th Matthew Harvey New Hampshire Governor.jpg
Matthew Harvey 		Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired. 		AaronMatson.jpg
Aaron Matson 		Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired. 		Thomas Whipple Jr. Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.
March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th Ichabod Bartlett Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired. 		Livermorea.jpg
Arthur Livermore 		Dem-Rep[b] Elected on the second ballot in 1823.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1825 –
March 8, 1825 		19th Anti-J James Miller was elected in 1824 but declined to serve. Nehemiah Eastman Anti-J Elected in 1824.
Lost re-election. 		Jonathan Harvey Jack Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Retired. 		Anti-J Late run-off election.
March 8, 1825 –
March 3, 1827 		TitusBrown.jpg
Titus Brown 		Anti-J Elected March 8, 1825 to finish Miller's term.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired. 		Joseph Healy Anti-J Elected late on the second ballot in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.
March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829 		20th David Barker Jr. Anti-J Elected in 1827.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831 		21st John Brodhead Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired. 		Thomas Chandler Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired. 		Joseph Hammons Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired. 		Henry Hubbard Portrait.jpg
Henry Hubbard 		Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Retired to run for U.S. senator. 		John W. Weeks Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.
March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833 		22nd Joseph M. Harper NH.jpg
Joseph M. Harper 		Jack Elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Retired.
March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835 		23rd Benning M. Bean Jack Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired. 		Robert Burns Jack Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired. 		Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce - alternate crop.jpg
Franklin Pierce 		Jack Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 		Seat eliminated
March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837 		24th Cushman23.jpg
Samuel Cushman 		Jack Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired. 		Joseph Weeks Jack Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839 		25th CharlesGAtherton.jpg
Charles G. Atherton 		Dem Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired to run for U.S. senator. 		James Farrington Dem Elected in 1837.
Retired. 		JWWilliams.jpg
Jared W. Williams 		Dem Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Retired. 		Dem Dem
March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841 		26th Edmund Burke cph.3a00566.jpg
Edmund Burke 		Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Re-elected in 1843.
Retired. 		IraAllenEastman.jpg
Ira Allen Eastman 		Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired. 		Tristram Shaw Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 		27th John Randall Reding Dem Elected in 1841.
Retired.
March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845 		28th MNorrisJr.jpg
Moses Norris Jr. 		Dem Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Retired. 		JP-Hale.jpg
John P. Hale 		Dem Elected in 1843.
Lost re-election. 		Seat eliminated.
March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847 		29th Mace Moulton Dem Elected in 1845.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election. 		James Hutchins Johnson Dem Elected in 1845.
Redistricted to the 4th district. 		Vacant.
No candidate received a majority of votes.
Years & Cong
ress 		Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history
Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Seat E Seat F

Notes

  1. ^ Samuel Smith's resignation is not mentioned in the Congressional Biography.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

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 - New Hampshire - NH At-Large". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2021-01-07.

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