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Connecticut's at-large congressional district

During the first twenty-four Congresses (from 1789 to 1837), Connecticut elected all its representatives in Congress from a single multi-member Connecticut at-large congressional district.

Connecticut's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1789 (first)
Eliminated1960 (last)
Years active1789–1837; 1903–1913; 1933–1965

Connecticut elected a varying number of representatives during this period. From its inception in 1789 through the first reapportionment in 1793, there were five seats. From 1793 through 1823, there were seven seats. In 1823 the seats were reduced to six and in 1837 the system of at-large members was replaced with districts.

From 1903 to 1913 and from 1933 to 1965, Connecticut had a member of the United States House of Representatives who represented the state at-large, in addition to the members who represented distinct districts.

List of representatives edit

1789–1837: five, then seven, then six seats edit

All members were elected statewide at-large on a general ticket.

Congress and years
Seat ASeat BSeat CSeat DSeat ESeat FSeat G
Rep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral historyRep.PartyElectoral history
1stMarch 4, 1789 –
March 3, 1791
Benjamin Huntington
(Norwich)		Pro-AdminElected in 1788.
Lost re-election.
Roger Sherman
(New Milford)		Pro-AdminElected in 1788.
Re-elected in 1790,[1] but instead resigned to become U.S. Senator.		Jonathan Sturges
(Fairfield)		Pro-AdminElected in 1788.
Re-elected in 1790.
Re-elected in 1792 but declined to serve.
Jonathan Trumbull Jr.
(Lebanon)		Pro-AdminElected in 1788.
Re-elected in 1790.
Re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794 but declined to serve when instead elected U.S. Senator.		Jeremiah Wadsworth
(Hartford)		Pro-AdminElected in 1788.
Initially lost re-election but was re-elected in 1790 to finish the term of Pierpont Edwards (Pro-Administration), who had declined to serve.
Re-elected again in 1790.
Re-elected in 1792.
Retired.		Seat created in 1793.Seat created in 1793.
2ndMarch 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793
James Hillhouse
(New Haven)		Pro-AdminElected in 1790.
Re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.		Amasa Learned
(New London)		Pro-AdminElected to finish Sherman's term.
Re-elected in 1792.
Retired.
3rdMarch 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795		Joshua Coit
(New London)		Pro-AdminElected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Died.		Zephaniah Swift
(Windham)		Pro-AdminElected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796 but declined to serve.
Uriah Tracy
(Litchfield)		Pro-AdminElected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
4thMarch 4, 1795 –
April 13, 1795		Federalist
Chauncey Goodrich
(Hartford)		FederalistElected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Lost re-election.		FederalistVacantNathaniel Smith
(Woodbury)		FederalistElected in 1794.
Elected in 1796.
Lost re-election.		FederalistFederalist
April 13, 1795 –
October 13, 1796		Roger Griswold
(Lyme)		FederalistElected to finish Trumbull's term.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804 but resigned.
October 13, 1796 –
December 5, 1796		Vacant
December 5, 1796 –
January 3, 1797		James Davenport
(Stamford)		FederalistElected to finish Hillhouse's term, having already been elected to the next term, see below.
Elected in 1796.
Died.
January 3, 1797 –
March 3, 1797
Samuel W. Dana
(Middletown)		FederalistElected to finish Tracy's term.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Resigned to become U.S. Senator.
5thMarch 4, 1797 –
August 3, 1797		John Allen
(Litchfield)		FederalistElected to finish Swift's term.
Retired.
August 3, 1797 –
November 13, 1797		Vacant
November 13, 1797 –
September 5, 1798		William Edmond
(Newtown)		FederalistElected to finish Davenport's term.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired.
September 5, 1798 –
December 3, 1798		Vacant
December 3, 1798 –
March 3, 1799		Jonathan Brace
(Hartford)		FederalistElected in 1798.
Later elected to finish Coit's term.
Resigned.
6thMarch 4, 1799 –
?		 Elizur Goodrich

(New Haven)

FederalistElected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800 but declined to serve.
John Davenport
(Stamford)		Elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
? 1800 –
November 17, 1800		Vacant
November 17, 1800 –
March 3, 1801
John Cotton Smith
(Sharon)		FederalistElected to finish Brace's term.
Elected in 1800 to the next term.
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Resigned.
7thMarch 4, 1801 –
May 14, 1801		VacantElias Perkins
(New London)		FederalistElected in 1800.
Re-elected in 1802 but declined to serve.		Vacant
May 14, 1801 –
September 21, 1801		Calvin Goddard
(Plainfield)		FederalistElected to finish Goodrich's term.
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804 but resigned.
September 21, 1801 –
March 3, 1803
Benjamin Tallmadge
(Litchfield)		FederalistElected to finish Edmond's term.
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
8thMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805
Simeon Baldwin
(New Haven)		FederalistElected to finish Perkins's term.
Retired.
9thMarch 4, 1805 –
?before September 16, 1805		Jonathan O. Moseley
(East Haddam)		FederalistElected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Re-elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818 as a Democratic-Republican.
Retired.
?before September 16, 1805 –
September 16, 1805		VacantVacant
September 16, 1805 –
August 1806
Timothy Pitkin
(Farmington)		FederalistElected to finish Griswold's term.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Re-elected in 1816.
Retired.		Lewis B. Sturges
(Fairfield)		FederalistElected to finish Goddard's term.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
August 1806 –
December 1, 1806		Vacant
December 1, 1806 –
March 3, 1807
Theodore Dwight
(Hartford)		FederalistElected to finish Smith's term.
Retired.
10thMarch 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809
Epaphroditus Champion
(East Haddam)		FederalistElected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
11thMarch 4, 1809 –
May 10, 1810
May 10, 1810 –
October 11, 1810		Vacant
October 11, 1810 –
March 3, 1811
Ebenezer Huntington
(Norwich)		FederalistElected September 17, 1810, to finish Dana's term (seated October 11, 1810).
Not also elected to the next term.
12thMarch 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813		Lyman Law
(New London)		FederalistElected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
13thMarch 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815
14thMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817
15thMarch 4, 1817 –
? 1818
Thomas Scott Williams
(Hartford)		FederalistElected in 1816.
Retired.		Uriel Holmes
(Litchfield)		FederalistElected in 1816.
Resigned.		Samuel B. Sherwood
(Saugatuck)		FederalistElected in 1816.
Retired.
Nathaniel Terry
(Hartford)		FederalistElected to finish the term of member-elect Charles Dennison, who had declined the seat.
Retired.
Ebenezer Huntington
(Norwich)		FederalistElected to finish the term of member-elect Sylvanus Backus, who had died.
Retired.
? 1818 –
November 16, 1818		Vacant
November 16, 1818 –
March 3, 1819		Sylvester Gilbert
(Hebron)		Democratic-RepublicanElected to finish Holmes's term.
Was not elected to the next term.
16thMarch 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821
Gideon Tomlinson
(Fairfield)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Retired.		Democratic-Republican
Samuel A. Foot
(Cheshire)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Lost re-election.		John Russ
(Hartford)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1821.
Lost re-election.		James Stevens
(Stamford)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Retired.
Elisha Phelps
(Simsbury)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Lost re-election.
Henry W. Edwards
(New Haven)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1821.
Lost re-election.
17thMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		Ansel Sterling
(Sharon)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Retired.		Daniel Burrows
(Hebron)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1821.
Lost re-election.		Noyes Barber
(Groton)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Lost re-election.		Ebenezer Stoddard
(Woodstock)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1821.
Re-elected in 1823.
Retired.
18thMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
Samuel A. Foot
(Cheshire)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1823.
Lost re-election.		Lemuel Whitman
(Farmington)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1823.
Retired.		Seat eliminated in 1823.
19thMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827		Anti-JacksonianJohn Baldwin
(Windham)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.		Ralph I. Ingersoll
(New Haven)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.		Orange Merwin
(New Milford)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Lost re-election.		Anti-Jacksonian
Elisha Phelps
(Simsbury)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Lost re-election.
20thMarch 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829		David Plant
(Stratford)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1827.
Retired.
21stMarch 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831
William W. Ellsworth
(Hartford)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Resigned.
Jabez W. Huntington
(Litchfield)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Resigned to become judge of the Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors.		Ebenezer Young
(Killingly Center)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Lost re-election.		William L. Storrs
(Middletown)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
[data missing]
22ndMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
23rdMarch 4, 1833 –
May 9, 1834
Samuel A. Foot
(Cheshire)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1833.
Resigned to become Governor of Connecticut.		Samuel Tweedy
(Danbury)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1833.
Lost re-election.
May 9, 1834 –
July 8, 1834		Vacant
July 8, 1834 –
August 16, 1834		Vacant
August 16, 1834 –
December 1, 1834		Vacant
December 1, 1834 –
March 3, 1835
Joseph Trumbull
(Hartford)		Anti-JacksonianElected to finish Ellsworth's term.
Lost re-election.		Phineas Miner
(Litchfield)		Anti-JacksonianElected to finish Huntington's term.
Retired.		Ebenezer Jackson Jr.
(Middletown)		Anti-JacksonianElected to finish Huntington's term.
Lost re-election.
24thMarch 4, 1835 –
December 10, 1835
Isaac Toucey
(Hartford)		JacksonianElected in 1835.
Redistricted to the 1st district.		Samuel Ingham
(Saybrook)		JacksonianElected in 1835.
Redistricted to the 2nd district.
Elisha Haley
(Mystic)		JacksonianElected in 1835.
Redistricted to the 3rd district.		Zalmon Wildman
(Danbury)		JacksonianElected in 1835.
Died.		Lancelot Phelps
(Hitchcockville)		JacksonianElected in 1835.
Redistricted to the 5th district.		Andrew T. Judson
(Canterbury)		JacksonianElected in 1835.
Resigned to become U.S. District Judge.
December 10, 1835 –
April 29, 1836		Vacant
April 29, 1836 –
July 4, 1836		Thomas T. Whittlesey
(Danbury)		JacksonianElected to finish Wildman's term.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
July 4, 1836 –
December 5, 1836		Vacant
December 5, 1836 –
March 3, 1837		Orrin Holt
(Willington)		JacksonianElected to finish Judson's term.
Redistricted to the 6th district.

In 1837, Connecticut abandoned general tickets and adopted districts instead.

1903–1913: one seat edit

In 1903, one at-large seat was created, four district seats continued.

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress(es)		Electoral history
At-large seat created March 4, 1903

George L. Lilley
(Waterbury)		RepublicanMarch 4, 1903 –
January 5, 1909		58th
59th
60th		Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Resigned when elected Governor of Connecticut.
VacantJanuary 5, 1909 –
March 3, 1909		60th

John Q. Tilson
(New Haven)		RepublicanMarch 4, 1909 –
March 3, 1913		61st
62nd		Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.
At-large seat eliminated March 3, 1913

1933–1965: one seat edit

In 1933, one at-large seat was created, five district seats continued.

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress(es)		Electoral history
Charles Montague Bakewell
(New Haven)		RepublicanMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935		73rdElected in 1932.
Lost re-election.

William M. Citron
(Middletown)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1939		74th
75th		Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

B. J. Monkiewicz
(New Britain)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1941		76thElected in 1938.
Lost re-election.
Lucien J. Maciora
(New Britain)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943		77thElected in 1940.
Lost re-election.

B. J. Monkiewicz
(New Britain)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1945		78thElected in 1942.
Lost re-election.

Joseph F. Ryter
(Hartford)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947		79thElected in 1944.
Lost re-election.

Antoni Sadlak
(Rockville)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1959		80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th		Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.

Frank Kowalski
(Meriden)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963		86th
87th		Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

Bernard F. Grabowski
(Bristol)		DemocraticJanuary 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1965		88thElected in 1962.
Redistricted to the 6th district.
At-large district eliminated

References edit

  • "Our Campaigns - United States - Connecticut - CT At-Large". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  • 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
  1. ^ "Connecticut 1790 U.S. House of Representatives". Tufts Digital Collations and Archives. A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787–1825. Tufts University. Retrieved February 4, 2018., citing The Connecticut Gazette (New London, CT). October 22, 1790.
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