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The New Hampshire at-large congressional district is obsolete, with representation having since been divided into districts.

Contents

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.
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Samuel Livermore
(Holderness)
Anti-Admin Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Retired.
June 23, 1789 –
March 3, 1791
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Abiel Foster
(Canterbury)
Pro-Admin Elected to finish West's term.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793
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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
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John Samuel Sherburne
(Portsmouth)
Anti-Admin Elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.
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Paine Wingate
(Hampton Falls)
Pro-Admin Elected in 1792.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
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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
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James Sheafe
(Portsmouth)
Fed Elected to finish Sprague's term.
Retired.
June 12, 1800 –
December 8, 1800
Vacant
December 8, 1800 –
March 3, 1801
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Bradbury Cilley
(Nottingham)
Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
Samuel Smith
(Peterborough)
Fed Elected in 1812.
Resigned. [a]
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.
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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
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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.
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Arthur Livermore
(Plymouth)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Lost re-election.
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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.
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William Plumer Jr.
(Epping)
Dem-Rep [b] Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.
March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
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Matthew Harvey
(Hopkinton)
Dem-Rep [b] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.
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Aaron Matson
(Stoddard)
Dem-Rep [b] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.
Thomas Whipple Jr.
(Wentworth)
Dem-Rep [b] 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 [b] Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.
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Arthur Livermore
(Plymouth)
Dem-Rep [b] 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
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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.
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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
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Joseph M. Harper
(Canterbury)
Jack Elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Retired.
March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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Jared W. Williams
(Lancaster)
Dem Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Retired.
Dem Dem
March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
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Edmund Burke
(Newport)
Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Re-elected in 1843.
Retired.
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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
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Moses Norris Jr.
(Pittsfield)
Dem Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Retired.
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John P. Hale
(Dover)
Dem Elected in 1843.
Lost re-election.
Seat eliminated.
March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
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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.

References

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