Massachusetts's 15th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1803
1910
Eliminated1820
1940
Years active1803–1821
1913–1943
Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Massachusetts's 15th congressional district is an obsolete district that was first active 1803–1821 in the District of Maine, and again active 1913–1943 in Southeastern Massachusetts. It was last eliminated in 1943 after the 1940 census. Its last congressman was Charles L. Gifford, who was redistricted into the ninth district.

Cities and towns in the district

1910s

"Bristol County: Cities of Fall River, Taunton, and Attleboro, and towns of Berkley, Dighton, Freetown, Mansfield, North Attleboro, Norton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, and Westport. Plymouth County: Town of Lakeville."[1]

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1803

Peleg Wadsworth
(Portland)		 Federalist March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1807		 8th
9th		 Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Retired.		 1803–1813
"Cumberland district," District of Maine
Daniel Ilsley
(Falmouth)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809		 10th Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.

Ezekiel Whitman
(Portland)		 Federalist March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811		 11th Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
William Widgery
(Portland)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813		 12th Elected April 1, 1811 on the second ballot.
Lost re-election.
George Bradbury
(Portland)		 Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817		 13th
14th		 Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.		 1813–1821
"2nd Eastern district," District of Maine

Ezekiel Whitman
(Portland)		 Federalist March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821		 15th
16th		 Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
District moved to Maine's 2nd district.
District moved to Maine – March 3, 1821
District restored in Massachusetts – March 4, 1913

William S. Greene
(Fall River)		 Republican March 4, 1913 –
September 22, 1924		 63rd
64th
65th
66th
67th
68th		 Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Died.		 1913–1923
[data missing]
1923–1933
[data missing]
Vacant September 22, 1924 –
November 4, 1924		 68th

Robert M. Leach
(Taunton)		 Republican November 4, 1924 –
March 3, 1925		 68th Elected to finish Greene's term.
Retired.

Joseph W. Martin Jr.
(North Attleborough)		 Republican March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1933		 68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 14th district.

Charles L. Gifford
(Cotuit)		 Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1943		 73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th[2]		 Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Redistricted to the 9th district.		 1933–1943
[data missing]
District eliminated January 3, 1943

References

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916. hdl:2027/uc1.l0075858456.
  2. ↑ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 75th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1938.


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