New Hampshire's at-large congressional district

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New Hampshire's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1789
Eliminated1847
Years active1789-1847

The New Hampshire at-large congressional district is obsolete, with representation having since been divided into districts.

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

List of members representing the district

Years & CongressesSeat ASeat BSeat CSeat DSeat ESeat F
Rep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral history
March 4, 1789 –
June 22, 1789		 1st Representative-elect Benjamin West chose not to serve. Nicholas Gilman.jpeg
Nicholas Gilman
(Exeter)		 Pro-Admin Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.		 Samuel Livermore.jpg
Samuel Livermore
(Holderness)		Anti-Admin Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Retired.
June 23, 1789 –
March 3, 1791		 Abiel Foster (cropped).jpg
Abiel Foster
(Canterbury)		Pro-Admin Elected to finish West's term.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793		 2nd JeremiahsmithNH.jpg
Jeremiah Smith
(Peterborough)		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
(Portsmouth)		Anti-Admin Elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.		 Paine wingate.jpg
Paine Wingate
(Hampton Falls)		Pro-Admin Elected in 1792.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797		 4th FedFedDem-Rep Abiel Foster (cropped).jpg
Abiel Foster
(Canterbury)		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
(Hanover)		Fed Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired.		 William Gordon
(Amherst)		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
(Keene)		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
(Portsmouth)		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
(Exeter)		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
(Claremont)		Fed Elected in 1800.
Retired.		 Joseph Peirce
(Alton)		Fed Elected in 1800.
Resigned.
 ?, 1802 –
December 6, 1802		Vacant
December 6, 1802 –
March 3, 1803		 Samuel Hunt
(Keene)		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
(Salem)		Fed Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.		 David Hough
(Lebanon)		Fed Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.		 Clifton Clagett
(Amherst)		Fed Elected in 1802.
Retired.
March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807		 9th Thomas Weston Thompson.jpg
Thomas W. Thompson
(Concord)		Fed Elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.		 Caleb Ellis
(Claremont)		Fed Elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809		 10th Peter Carleton
(Landaff)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Retired.		 Daniel Meserve Durell
(Dover)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.		 Francis Gardner
(Keene)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.		 Jedediah K. Smith
(Amherst)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.		 ClementStorer.jpg
Clement Storer
(Portsmouth)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811		 11th Daniel Blaisdell
(Canaan)		Fed Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.		 John Curtis Chamberlain
(Charlestown)		Fed Elected in 1808.
Retired.		 William Hale
(Dover)		Fed Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.		 Nathaniel Appleton Haven (1762-1831).jpg
Nathaniel Appleton Haven (Portsmouth)		Fed Elected in 1808.
Retired.		 James Wilson
(Peterborough)		Fed Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813		 12th JosiahBartlettJr.jpg Josiah Bartlett Jr.
(Straham)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1810.
Retired.		 Samuel Dinsmoor Sr..jpg
Samuel Dinsmoor
(Keene)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1810.
Lost re-election.		 Obed Hall
(Bartlett)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1811.
Retired.		 John Adams Harper (Meredith Bridge)Dem-Rep Elected in 1811.
Lost re-election.		 George Sullivan
(Exeter)		Fed Elected in 1811.
Retired.
March 4, 1813 –
May 21, 1814		 13th Bradbury Cilley.jpg
Bradbury Cilley
(Nottingham)		Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.		 Samuel Smith
(Peterborough)		Fed Elected in 1812.
Resigned. [lower-alpha 1] 		William Hale
(Dover)		Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.		 Roger Vose
(Walpole)		Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.		 Black Dan (cropped).jpg
Daniel Webster
(Portsmouth)		Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.		 Jeduthun Wilcox
(Orford)		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
(Amherst)		Fed Elected in 1814.
Retired.
March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819		 15th Josiah Butler
(Deerfield)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1820.
Retired.		 Nathaniel Upham
(Rochester)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1820.
Retired.		 Clifton Clagett
(Amherst)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Lost re-election.		 Salma Hale
(Keene)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Retired.		 Livermorea.jpg
Arthur Livermore
(Plymouth)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Lost re-election.		 JohnParrott.jpg
John Parrott
(Portsmouth)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821		 16th Joseph Buffum Jr.
(Westmoreland)		Dem-Rep Elected in 1819.
Retired.		 William Plumer, Jr..jpg
William Plumer Jr.
(Epping)		Dem-Rep [lower-alpha 2] 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
(Hopkinton)		Dem-Rep [lower-alpha 2] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.		 AaronMatson.jpg
Aaron Matson
(Stoddard)		Dem-Rep [lower-alpha 2] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.		 Thomas Whipple Jr.
(Wentworth)		Dem-Rep [lower-alpha 2] 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
(Portsmouth)		 Dem-Rep [lower-alpha 2] Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.		 Livermorea.jpg
Arthur Livermore
(Plymouth)		 Dem-Rep [lower-alpha 2] 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
(Farmington)		 Anti-J Elected in 1824.
Lost re-election.		 Jonathan Harvey
(Sutton)		 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
(Francestown)		 Anti-J Elected March 8, 1825 to finish Miller's term.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.		 Joseph Healy
(Washington)		 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.
(Rochester)		 Anti-J Elected in 1827.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831		 21st John Brodhead
(Newmarket)		 Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.		 Thomas Chandler
(Hillsborough)		 Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.		 Joseph Hammons
(Farmington)		 Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.		 Henry Hubbard Portrait.jpg
Henry Hubbard
(Charlestown)		 Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.		 John W. Weeks
(Lancaster)		 Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.
March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833		 22nd Joseph M. Harper NH.jpg
Joseph M. Harper
(Canterbury)		 Jack Elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Retired.
March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835		 23rd Benning M. Bean.jpg
Benning M. Bean
(Moultonborough)		 Jack Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired.		 Robert Burns
(Plymouth)		 Jack Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired.		 Mathew Brady - Franklin Pierce - alternate crop.jpg
Franklin Pierce
(Hillsborough)		 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
(Portsmouth)		 Jack Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.		 Joseph Weeks
(Richmond)		 Jack Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 25th CharlesGAtherton.jpg
Charles G. Atherton
(Nashua)		 Dem Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.		 James Farrington
(Rochester)		 Dem Elected in 1837.
Retired.		 JWWilliams.jpg
Jared W. Williams
(Lancaster)		 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
(Newport)		 Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Re-elected in 1843.
Retired.		 IraAllenEastman.jpg
Ira Allen Eastman
(Gilmanton)		 Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.		 Tristram Shaw
(Exeter)		 Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 27th John Randall Reding
(Haverhill)		 Dem Elected in 1841.
Retired.
March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 28th MNorrisJr.jpg
Moses Norris Jr.
(Pittsfield)		 Dem Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Retired.		 JP-Hale.jpg
John P. Hale
(Dover)		 Dem Elected in 1843.
Lost re-election.		Seat eliminated.
March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 29th MaceMoulton.jpg
Mace Moulton
(Manchester)		 Dem Elected in 1845.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.		 James Hutchins Johnson
(Bath)		 Dem Elected in 1845.
Redistricted to the 4th district .		Vacant.
No candidate received a majority of votes.
Years & Cong
ress		Rep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral history
Seat ASeat BSeat CSeat DSeat ESeat F

Notes

  1. ↑ Samuel Smith's resignation is not mentioned in the Congressional Biography.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

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