Massachusetts's 16th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1803
1910
Eliminated1820
1930
Years active1803–1821
1913–1933
Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Massachusetts's 16th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was first active 1803–1821 in the District of Maine and again active 1913–1933 in the Cape Cod region. It was eliminated in 1933 after the 1930 census. Its last congressman was Charles L. Gifford, who was redistricted into the 15th district.

Cities and towns in the district

1910s

"Barnstable County: Towns of Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmonth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth. Bristol County: City of New Bedford; towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven. Plymouth County: Towns of Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Scituate, and Wareham. Norfolk County: Town of Cohasset. Dukes and Nantucket Counties."[1]

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
District created March 3, 1803

Samuel Thatcher
(Warren)		 Federalist March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805		 8th Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1802.
Lost re-election.		 1803–1813
"Lincoln district," District of Maine
Orchard Cook
(Wiscasset)		 Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1811		 9th
10th
11th		 Elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Retired.
Peleg Tallman
(Bath)		 Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813		 12th Elected in 1810.
Retired.
Samuel Davis
(Bath)		 Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815		 13th Elected in 1812.
Redistricted to the 19th district and lost re-election.		 1813–1821
"3rd Eastern district," District of Maine
Benjamin Brown
(Waldoborough)		 Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817		 14th Elected in 1814.
Ran in the 18th district and lost re-election.
Benjamin Orr
(Brunswick)		 Federalist March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819		 15th Elected in 1816.
Lost re-election.
Mark Langdon Hill
(Phippsburg)		 Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821		 16th Elected in 1819 on the third ballot.
District moved to Maine.
District moved to Maine March 3, 1821
District restored in Massachusetts March 3, 1913

Thomas Chandler Thacher
(Yarmouth)		 Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915		 63rd Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.		 1803–1813
[data missing]

Joseph Walsh
(New Bedford)		 Republican
March 4, 1915 –
August 21, 1922

 64th
65th
66th
67th		 Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Resigned to become a justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court.
Vacant August 21, 1922 –
November 7, 1922		 67th

Charles L. Gifford
(Cotuit)		 Republican November 7, 1922 –
March 3, 1933		 67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd		 Elected to finish Walsh's term
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 15th district.
District eliminated March 3, 1933

References

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


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