Maine's 5th congressional district

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Maine's 5th congressional district was a congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1883. Its last congressman was Thompson Henry Murch.

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYears ↑Cong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
Ebenezer Herrick Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
17th Elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 3rd district .
1821 – 1823
Kennebec County (partial) and Lincoln County (partial) [1]
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Enoch Lincoln
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1824.
Resigned.
1823 – 1833
Cumberland County (partial), Kennebec County (partial), Lincoln County (partial), Oxford County (partial) [2]
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
January 1826
VacantJanuary 1826 –
September 11, 1826
19th
James W. Ripley Jacksonian September 11, 1826 –
March 12, 1830
19th
20th
21st
Elected September 11, 1826 to finish Lincoln's term and seated December 4, 1826.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828 on the second ballot.
Resigned.
VacantMarch 12, 1830 –
December 6, 1830
21st
Cornelius Holland Jacksonian December 6, 1830 –
March 3, 1833
21st
22nd
Elected to finish Ripley's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Retired.
Moses Mason Jr. Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23rd
24th
Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1834.
Retired.
Timothy J. Carter Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 14, 1838
25th Elected in 1836.
Died.
VacantMarch 14, 1838 –
May 29, 1838
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Virgil D. Parris
Democratic May 29, 1838 –
March 3, 1841
25th
26th
Elected to finish Carter's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Lost renomination.
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Nathaniel Littlefield
Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
27th Elected in 1840.
Retired.
Benjamin White Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th Elected in 1843.
Retired.
Cullen Sawtelle Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
29th Elected in 1844.
Retired.
Ephraim K. Smart Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
30th Elected in 1846.
Retired.
Cullen Sawtelle Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31st Elected in 1848.
Retired.
Ephraim K. Smart Democratic March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32nd Elected in 1850.
Lost re-election.
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Israel Washburn Jr.
Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855
33rd
34th
35th
36th
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Re-elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired to run for governor and resigned when elected.
[ data unknown/missing ]
Republican March 4, 1855 –
January 1, 1861
VacantJanuary 1, 1861 –
January 2, 1861
36th
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Stephen Coburn
Republican January 2, 1861 –
March 3, 1861
Elected to finish Washburn's term.
Retired.
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John H. Rice
Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
37th Elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 4th district .
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Frederick A. Pike
Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869
38th
39th
40th
Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Lost renomination.
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Eugene Hale
Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1879
41st
42nd
43rd
44th
45th
Elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Lost re-election.
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Thompson Henry Murch
Greenback March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883
46th
47th
Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
District eliminated March 3, 1883
MemberPartyYearsCong
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Electoral history

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References

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