Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013
Massachusetts's 10th congressional district was a small district that included parts of the South Shore of Massachusetts , and all of Cape Cod and the islands . The District had existed since 1795, but was removed for the 113th Congress in 2013 as district lines were redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat due to reapportionment as a result of the 2010 Census .[ 1] Effective from the elections of 2012, most of the former district falls into the new Massachusetts 9th congressional district , with some northern portions falling in the new 8th district .[ 2]
Cities and towns in the district prior to 2013
The district from 2003 to 2013
1840s
1843: "The Counties of Barnstable, Dukes, and Nantucket, together with the towns of Rochester and Wareham, in the County of Plymouth, and of Dartmouth, Fairhaven, and New Bedford, in the County of Bristol."[ 3]
1860s
1869: "Berkshire and Hampden counties."[ 4]
1870s–1880s
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1890s–1950s
1893: Boston, Wards 13, 14, 15, 19 (Precincts 1, 5, 7, 8, 9), 20, 22, 24; Milton, Quincy.[ 5]
1916: Boston, Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 (Precincts 1, 2).[ 6]
1921: Boston, Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.[ 7]
1934: Boston, Wards 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 21.[ 8]
1941–1953: Boston, Wards 4, 5, 10, 12, 19, 20, 21; Brookline, Newton.[ 9] [ 10]
1960s–1970s
1963: "Bristol County: Cities of Attleboro, Fall River, and Taunton. Towns of Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, and Swansea. Middlesex County: City of Newton. Norfolk County: Towns of Dover, Foxborough, Medfield, Needham, Norfolk, Plainville, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, and Wrentham."[ 11]
1977: "Bristol County: Cities of Attleboro, Fall River, and Taunton. Towns of Berkley, Dighton, Easton, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleborough, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport. Middlesex County: Towns of Natick and Sherborn. Norfolk County: Towns of Foxborough, Medfield, Millis, Norfolk, Plainville, Sharon, Wellesley, and Wrentham. Plymouth County: Towns of Bridgewater, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Lakeville, Middleborough, and West Bridgewater."[ 12]
1990s
1997: "Counties: Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket, Norfolk (part), and Plymouth (part)."[ 13]
2003–2013
All of Barnstable County , Dukes County , Nantucket County ,
The following municipalities in Plymouth County : Abington , Carver , Duxbury , Hanover , Hanson Pct. 2, Hingham , Hull , Kingston , Marshfield , Norwell , Pembroke , Plymouth , Plympton , Rockland , Scituate , and
The following municipalities in Norfolk County : Cohasset , Quincy , Weymouth
List of members representing the district
Representative
Party
Years
Cong ress
Electoral history
District location
Benjamin Goodhue
Federalist
March 4, 1795 — June 11, 1796
4th
Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1794 . Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
1795–1803 "3rd Middle district"
Vacant
June 11, 1796 — December 7, 1796
Samuel Sewall
Federalist
December 7, 1796 — January 10, 1800
4th 5th 6th
Elected on the second ballot to finish Goodhue's term .Re-elected in 1796 .Re-elected in 1798 . Resigned to become Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court .
Vacant
January 10, 1800 — November 25, 1800
6th
Nathan Read
Federalist
November 25, 1800 — March 3, 1803
6th 7th
Elected October 20, 1800 on the second ballot to finish Sewall's term .Re-elected November 3, 1800 . Retired.
Seth Hastings
Federalist
March 4, 1803 — March 3, 1807
8th 9th
Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1802 .Re-elected in 1804 . Retired.
1803–1815 "Worcester South district"
Jabez Upham
Federalist
March 4, 1807 — 1810
10th 11th
Elected in 1806 .Re-elected in 1808 . Resigned.
Vacant
1810 — October 8, 1810
11th
Joseph Allen
Federalist
October 8, 1810 — March 3, 1811
Elected October 8, 1810 to finish Upham's term . Retired.
Elijah Brigham
Federalist
March 4, 1811 — March 3, 1815
12th 13th
Elected in 1810 .Re-elected in 1812 .Redistricted to the 11th district .
Laban Wheaton
Federalist
March 4, 1815 — March 3, 1817
14th
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1815 . Retired.
1815–1823 "Bristol district"
Marcus Morton
Democratic- Republican
March 4, 1817 — March 3, 1821
15th 16th
Elected in 1816 .Re-elected in 1818 . Lost re-election.
Francis Baylies
Federalist
March 4, 1821 — March 3, 1823
17th
Elected in 1820 .Redistricted to the 12th district .
Vacant
March 3, 1823 — December 13, 1824
18th
William Eustis was redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1822 , but declined the election to become Governor of Massachusetts .
1823–1833 "Norfolk district"
John Bailey
Adams–Clay Democratic-Republican
December 13, 1824 — March 18, 1824
Elected in 1823 to finish Eustis's term , but election was contested on residency requirements. A March 18, 1824 House resolution on declared he was not entitled to the seat.
Vacant
March 18, 1824 — December 13, 1824
John Bailey
Adams–Clay Democratic-Republican
December 13, 1824 — March 3, 1825
18th 19th 20th 21st
Re-elected November 29, 1824 on the third ballot to finish Eustis's term and seated December 13, 1824.Re-elected in 1825 on the second ballot .Re-elected in 1826 .Re-elected in 1828 . Retired.
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1825 — March 3, 1831
Henry A. S. Dearborn
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1831 — March 3, 1833
22nd
Elected in 1830 . Lost re-election.
William Baylies
Anti-Jacksonian
March 4, 1833 — March 3, 1835
23rd
Elected in 1833 . Lost re-election.
1833–1843 [data missing ]
Nathaniel B. Borden
Jacksonian
March 4, 1835 — March 3, 1837
24th 25th
Elected in 1835 .Re-elected in 1836 . Lost re-election as a Whig.
Democratic
March 4, 1837 — March 3, 1839
Henry Williams
Democratic
March 4, 1839 — March 3, 1841
26th
Elected in 1838 . Lost re-election.
Nathaniel B. Borden
Whig
March 4, 1841 — March 3, 1843
27th
Elected on the second ballot in 1841 .[data missing ]
Barker Burnell
Whig
March 4, 1843 — June 15, 1843
28th
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1842 . Died.
1843–1853 [data missing ]
Vacant
June 15, 1843 — December 7, 1843
Joseph Grinnell
Whig
December 7, 1843 — March 3, 1851
28th 29th 30th 31st
Elected to finish Burnell's term .Re-elected in 1844 .Re-elected in 1846 .Re-elected in 1848 .[data missing ]
Zeno Scudder
Whig
March 4, 1851 — March 3, 1853
32nd
Elected in 1850 .Redistricted to the 1st district .
Edward Dickinson
Whig
March 4, 1853 — March 3, 1855
33rd
Elected in 1852 .[data missing ]
1853–1863 [data missing ]
Calvin C. Chaffee
Know Nothing
March 4, 1855 — March 3, 1857
34th
Elected in 1854 .Re-elected in 1856 .[data missing ]
Republican
March 4, 1857 — March 3, 1859
Charles Delano [ 14]
Republican
March 4, 1859 — March 3, 1863
36th 37th
Elected in 1858 .Re-elected in 1860 .[data missing ]
Henry L. Dawes [ 4]
Republican
March 3, 1863 — March 3, 1873
38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1862 .Re-elected in 1864 .Re-elected in 1866 .Re-elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 .Redistricted to the 11th district .
1863–1873 [data missing ]
Alvah Crocker
Republican
March 4, 1873 — December 26, 1874
43rd
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1872 .Re-elected in 1874 . Died.
1873–1883 [data missing ]
Vacant
December 26, 1874 — January 27, 1875
Charles A. Stevens
Republican
January 27, 1875 — March 3, 1875
Elected to finish Crocker's term .[data missing ]
Julius H. Seelye
Independent
March 4, 1875 — March 3, 1877
44th
Elected in 1874 .[data missing ]
Amasa Norcross [ 15] [ 16]
Republican
March 4, 1877 — March 3, 1883
45th 46th 47th
Elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 .[data missing ]
William W. Rice
Republican
March 4, 1883 — March 3, 1887
48th 49th
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 .[data missing ]
1883–1893 [data missing ]
John E. Russell
Democratic
March 4, 1887 — March 3, 1889
50th
Elected in 1886 .[data missing ]
Joseph H. Walker
Republican
March 4, 1889 — March 3, 1893
51st 52nd
Elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Redistricted to the 3rd district .
Michael J. McEttrick
Independent Democrat
March 4, 1893 — March 3, 1895
53rd
Elected in 1892 .[data missing ]
1893–1903 [data missing ]
Harrison H. Atwood
Republican
March 4, 1895 — March 3, 1897
54th
Elected in 1894 . Lost renomination.
Samuel J. Barrows [ 17]
Republican
March 4, 1897 — March 3, 1899
55th
Elected in 1896 .[data missing ]
Henry F. Naphen
Democratic
March 4, 1899 — March 3, 1903
56th 57th
Elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 .[data missing ]
William S. McNary
Democratic
March 4, 1903 — March 3, 1907
58th 59th
Elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .[data missing ]
1903–1913 [data missing ]
Joseph F. O'Connell [ 18]
Democratic
March 4, 1907 — March 3, 1911
60th 61st
Elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .[data missing ]
James Michael Curley
Democratic
March 4, 1911 — March 3, 1913
62nd
Elected in 1910 .Redistricted to the 12th district .
William Francis Murray
Democratic
March 4, 1913 — September 28, 1914
63rd
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1912 . Resigned to become Postmaster of Boston .
1913–1933 [data missing ]
Vacant
September 28, 1914 — March 3, 1915
Peter Tague
Democratic
March 4, 1915 — March 3, 1919
64th 65th
Elected in 1914 . Initially lost re-election but regained seat on appeal citing voting irregularities.Re-elected in 1916 .[data missing ]
John F. Fitzgerald
Democratic
March 4, 1919 — October 23, 1919
66th
[data missing ] Lost election contest on appeal due to voting irregularities.
Peter Tague
Democratic
October 23, 1919 — March 3, 1925
66th 67th 68th
Successfully contested Fitzgerald's election on appeal due to voting irregularities .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 . Lost re-election.
John J. Douglass
Democratic
March 4, 1925 — March 3, 1933
69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .Redistricted to the 11th district .
George H. Tinkham [ 19]
Republican
March 4, 1933 — January 3, 1943
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th
Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 . .
1933–1943 [data missing ]
Christian Herter
Republican
January 3, 1943 — January 3, 1953
78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd
Elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 . Retired to run for Governor of Massachusetts .
1943–1953 [data missing ]
Laurence Curtis
Republican
January 3, 1953 — January 3, 1963
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th
Elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 . Retired to run for U.S. Senator .
1953–1963 [data missing ]
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
Republican
January 3, 1963 — January 3, 1967
88th 89th
Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 . Lost renomination.
1963–1973 [data missing ]
Margaret Heckler [ 20]
Republican
January 3, 1967 — January 3, 1983
90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th
Elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 Re-elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election.
1973–1983 [data missing ]
Gerry Studds [ 21]
Democratic
January 3, 1983 — January 3, 1997
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th
Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .Re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 . Retired.
1983–1993 [data missing ]
1993–2003 [data missing ]
Bill Delahunt
Democratic
January 3, 1997 — January 3, 2011
106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th
Elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 . Retired.
2003–2013 [data missing ]
Bill Keating
Democratic
January 3, 2011 — January 3, 2013
112th
Elected in 2010 . Moved to the redistricted 9th district .
District eliminated January 3, 2013[ 1]
References
General
^ a b "Table 1. APPORTIONMENT POPULATION AND NUMBER OF REPRESENTATIVES, BY STATE: 2010 CENSUS" (PDF) . December 21, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 24, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2010 .
^ http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catpdf2010/cong2010/CongressionalDistrict_2011State.pdf Access date: March 20, 2012.
^ "State Apportionment; districts of the Commonwealth for the choice of one representative to Congress in each district" . Massachusetts Register ... for 1843 . Boston: Loring.
^ a b Ben. Perley Poore (1869). "Massachusetts" . Congressional Directory for the First Session of the Forty-First Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
^ Francis M. Cox (1893). "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Third Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
^ "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916.
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1921), "Population of Congressional Districts" , Population of Massachusetts as determined by the fourteenth census of the United States 1920 , Boston: Wright & Potter
^ "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: 73rd Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1934.
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1941), "Population of Congressional Districts" , Population of Massachusetts as determined by the sixteenth census of the United States, 1940 , Boston: Wright & Potter, OCLC 10056477 , House No. 2849
^ "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: 83rd Congress . Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1953.
^ "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: 88th Congress . Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1963.
^ "Massachusetts" , 1977 Official Congressional Directory: 95th Congress , Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977
^ Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997–1998) , Washington DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997, retrieved November 26, 2013
^ "Massachusetts" . Congressional Directory for the Second Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress . Washington DC: House of Representatives. 1861.
^ Ben. Perley Poore (1878). "Massachusetts" . Congressional Directory: 45th Congress (3rd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
^ Ben. Perley Poore (1882). "Massachusetts" . Congressional Directory: 47th Congress (3rd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
^ L.A. Coolidge (1897). "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Fifth Congress . Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
^ A.J. Halford (1909). "Massachusetts" . Congressional Directory: 60th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
^ "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: 75th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1938.
^ "Massachusetts" . Official Congressional Directory: 90th Congress . Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1968.
^ "Massachusetts" . 1991–1992 Official Congressional Directory: 102nd Congress . Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1991.
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The at-large and 10th–20th districts are obsolete. The 14th–20th districts moved to Maine in 1820, and the 14th–16th districts were later restored in Massachusetts.
See also
Massachusetts's past and present representatives , senators , and delegations
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