Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Massachusetts's seventeenth congressional district is an obsolete district. Its short tenure (1803-1821) was dedicated to the Maine District until Maine achieved statehood.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	District home	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1803
Phineas Bruce	Federalist	March 4, 1803 - ?	8th	Machias, Maine	Elected in 1802, but prevented by illness from qualifying.	1803 - 1813 "Kennebec district," District of Maine
Vacant		? - March 3, 1805
John Chandler	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 - March 3, 1809	9th 10th	Monmouth, Maine	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired.
Barzillai Gannett	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 - 1812	11th	Gardiner, Maine	Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Resigned.
			12th
Vacant		1812 - April 6, 1812
Francis Carr	Democratic- Republican	April 6, 1812 - March 3, 1813		Bangor, Maine	Elected to finish Gannett's term. Lost re-election.
Abiel Wood	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1815	13th	Wiscasset, Maine	Elected in 1812. Redistricted to the 16th district and lost re-election.	1813 - 1821 "4th Eastern district," District of Maine
James Carr	Federalist	March 4, 1815 - March 3, 1817	14th	Bangor, Maine	Elected in 1815 on the second ballot. Retired.
John Wilson	Federalist	March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1819	15th	Belfast, Maine	Elected in 1816. Lost re-election.
Martin Kinsley	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1819 - March 3, 1821	16th	Hampden, Maine	Elected in 1819 on the third ballot. Redistricted to Maine's 4th district and lost re-election.
District moved to Maine's 4th district March 3, 1821

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774-present
• "Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 17". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved .

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