Vermont's 2nd congressional district

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Vermont's 2nd congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1791
1821
1825
Eliminated1810
1820
1930
Years active1791–1813
1821–1823
1825–1933

Vermont's 2nd congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created upon Vermont's admission as the 14th state in 1791. It was eliminated after the 1930 census. Its last congressman was Ernest W. Gibson, who was redistricted into the at-large district .

List of members representing the district

Vermont had district representation upon admission as the 14th state on March 4, 1791. From 1813-1821, beginning with the 13th, Vermont elected its US representatives statewide at-large. After the 16th, Vermont returned to electing congressmen from districts. Vermont returned to a single at-large district after losing its second representative following redistricting resulting from the 1930 census.

MemberPartyTermCong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1791
VacantMarch 4, 1791 –
October 16, 1791
2nd
Nathaniel Niles Anti-Administration October 17, 1791 –
March 3, 1795
2nd
3rd
Elected in 1791.
Re-elected in 1793.
Lost re-election.
Daniel Buck Federalist March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
4th Elected in 1795.
Re-elected in 1797 but declined the seat.
VacantMarch 4, 1797 –
May 23, 1797
5th
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Lewis R. Morris
Federalist May 24, 1797 –
March 3, 1803
5th
6th
7th
Elected to finish Buck's term.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Lost re-election.
James Elliot Federalist March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1809
8th
9th
10th
Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Retired.
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Jonathan H. Hubbard
Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811
11th Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
William Strong Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813
12th Elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the at-large district .
District inactiveMarch 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1821
13th
14th
15th
16th
Vermont elected its representatives statewide at-large.
Phineas White Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
17th Elected on the seventh ballot in 1821.
Retired.
District inactiveMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th Vermont elected its representatives statewide at-large.
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Rollin C. Mallary
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
April 15, 1831
19th
20th
21st
22nd
Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828.
Re-elected in 1830.
Died.
VacantApril 16, 1831 –
November 1, 1831
22nd
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William Slade
Anti-Masonic November 1, 1831 –
March 3, 1837
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th
27th
Elected to finish Mallary's term.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Resigned to become Reporter of the Vermont Supreme Court.
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843
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Jacob Collamer
Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1849
28th
29th
30th
Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Resigned to become U.S. Postmaster General.
William Hebard Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853
31st
32nd
Elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1850.
Retired.
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Andrew Tracy
Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd Elected in 1852.
Retired.
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Justin S. Morrill
Whig March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857
34th
35th
36th
37th
38th
39th
Elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Re-elected in 1863.
Re-elected in 1864.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1867
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Luke P. Poland
Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1875
40th
41st
42nd
43rd
Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Lost re-election.
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Dudley C. Denison
Independent Republican March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th
45th
Elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Retired.
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879
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James M. Tyler
Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Retired.
Luke Potter Poland.jpg
Luke P. Poland
Republican March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885
48th Elected in 1882.
Retired.
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William W. Grout
Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1901
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th
Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Retired.
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Kittredge Haskins
Republican March 4, 1901 –
March 3, 1909
57th
58th
59th
60th
Elected in 1900.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Lost re-nomination.
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Frank Plumley
Republican March 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1915
61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Retired.
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Porter H. Dale
Republican March 4, 1915 –
August 11, 1923
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Resigned to become U.S. senator.
VacantAugust 12, 1923 –
November 5, 1923
68th
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Ernest W. Gibson
Republican November 6, 1923 –
March 3, 1933
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected to finish Dale's term.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district .
District dissolved March 3, 1933

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