Massachusetts's 15th congressional district

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.

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

Cities and towns in the district edit

1910s edit

"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 edit

RepresentativePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1803

Peleg Wadsworth
(Portland)
FederalistMarch 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-RepublicanMarch 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809
10thElected in 1806.
Lost re-election.

Ezekiel Whitman
(Portland)
FederalistMarch 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811
11thElected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
William Widgery
(Portland)
Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813
12thElected April 1, 1811 on the second ballot.
Lost re-election.
George Bradbury
(Portland)
FederalistMarch 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)
FederalistMarch 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)
RepublicanMarch 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]
VacantSeptember 22, 1924 –
November 4, 1924
68th

Robert M. Leach
(Taunton)
RepublicanNovember 4, 1924 –
March 3, 1925
68thElected to finish Greene's term.
Retired.

Joseph W. Martin Jr.
(North Attleborough)
RepublicanMarch 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)
RepublicanMarch 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 edit

  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.