- Maine's 3rd congressional district
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Maine's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820 due to the result of the ratification of the Missouri Compromise. It was eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. Census. Its last congressman was Clifford G. McIntire.
Representatives
Representative Party Years ↑ District home Note Mark Langdon Hill Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 Phippsburg Redistricted from the Massachusetts 16th district Ebenezer Herrick Adams-Clay D-R March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 Redistricted from the Maine 5th district Adams March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 Joseph F. Wingate Adams March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 Edward Kavanaugh Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 Jeremiah Bailey Anti-Jackson March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 Jonathan Cilley Democratic March 4, 1837 – February 24, 1838 died Vacant February 24, 1838 – April 28, 1838 Edward Robinson Whig April 28, 1838 – March 3, 1839 Benjamin Randall Whig March 3, 1839 – March 3, 1843 Luther Severance Whig March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 Hiram Belcher Whig March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 John Otis Whig March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 Robert Goodenow Whig March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 E. Wilder Farley Whig March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 Ebenezer Knowlton Opposition March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 Nehemiah Abbott Republican March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Ezra B. French Republican March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 Samuel C. Fessenden Republican March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 James G. Blaine Republican March 4, 1863 – July 10, 1876 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1869-1875, elected to US Senate Vacant July 10, 1876 – December 4, 1876 Edwin Flye Republican December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877 Stephen Decatur Lindsey Republican March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 At-large districts used 1883 – 1885 Seth Milliken Republican March 4, 1883 – April 18, 1897 redistricted from At-large district, died Vacant April 18, 1897 – June 21, 1897 Edwin C. Burleigh Republican June 21, 1897 – March 3, 1911 Samuel W. Gould Democratic March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 Forrest Goodwin Republican March 4, 1913 – May 28, 1913 died Vacant May 28, 1913 – September 9, 1913 John A. Peters Republican September 9, 1913 – January 2, 1922 resigned after appointment as judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine Vacant January 2, 1922 – March 20, 1922 John E. Nelson Republican March 20, 1922 – March 3, 1933 John G. Utterback Democratic March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 Ralph Owen Brewster Republican January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 retired to run for US Senate Frank Fellows Republican January 3, 1941 – August 27, 1951 died Vacant August 27, 1951 – October 22, 1951 Clifford G. McIntire Republican October 22, 1951 – January 3, 1963 redistricted to 2nd district District eliminated 1963 Representative Party Years District home Note 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
Maine's congressional districts All districts: At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The At-large and 3rd–8th districts are obsolete.
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