Maine's 6th congressional district

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Maine's 6th congressional district is a former congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1863. Its last congressman was Frederick A. Pike.

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List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYears ↑Cong
ress		Electoral historyDistrict location
Joshua Cushman Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 17th Redistricted from Massachusetts's 19th district and re-elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 4th district .		1821 – 1823
Kennebec County (partial) and Somerset County [1]
Jeremiah O'Brien Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th
19th
20th 		Elected in 1823 on the third ballot.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election as a Jacksonian.		1823 – 1833
Hancock County (partial) and Washington County [2]
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829
Leonard Jarvis Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833		 21st
22nd 		Elected in April 1830 on the sixth ballot. [lower-alpha 1]
Re-elected in September 1830. [lower-alpha 2]
Redistricted to the 7th district .
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Joseph Hall 		Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 23rd
24th 		Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1834.
Retired.		1833 – 1843
[ data unknown/missing ]
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Hugh J. Anderson 		Democratic March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841		 25th
26th 		Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Retired.
Alfred Marshall Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 27th Elected in 1840.
Retired.
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Hannibal Hamlin 		Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847		 28th
29th 		Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.		1843 – 1853
[ data unknown/missing ]
James S. Wiley Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 30th Elected in 1846.
Retired.
Charles Stetson Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		 31st Elected in 1848.
Lost renomination.
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Israel Washburn Jr. 		Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853		 32nd Elected in 1850.
Redistricted to the 5th district .
Thomas Fuller Democratic March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857		 33rd
34th 		Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1852.
Elected in 1854.
Retired.		1853 – 1863
[ data unknown/missing ]
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Stephen Clark Foster 		Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861		 35th
36th 		Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired.
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Frederick A. Pike 		Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863		 37th Elected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 5th district .
District eliminated March 3, 1863

Notes

  1. ↑ Leonard Jarvis was elected to the 1829–1831 term on April 5, 1830, near the end of the Congress.
  2. ↑ Leonard Jarvis was re-elected in September 13, 1830 to the 1831–1833 term

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References

  1. ↑ "A New Nation Votes".
  2. ↑ "A New Nation Votes".
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