Maine's 5th congressional district

Maine's 5th congressional district was a congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1883. Its last congressman was Thompson Henry Murch.

Maine's 5th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1821
Eliminated	1883
Years active	1821-1883

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years ↑	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1821
Ebenezer Herrick (Bowdoinham)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1821. Redistricted to the 3rd district.	1821 – 1823 Kennebec County (partial) and Lincoln County (partial)
Enoch Lincoln (Paris)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1823. Re-elected in 1824. Resigned.	1823 – 1833 Cumberland County (partial), Kennebec County (partial), Lincoln County (partial), Oxford County (partial)
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – January 1826
Vacant		January 1826 – September 11, 1826	19th
James W. Ripley (Fryeburg)	Jacksonian	September 11, 1826 – March 12, 1830	19th 20th 21st	Elected September 11, 1826 to finish Lincoln's term and seated December 4, 1826. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828 on the second ballot. Resigned.
Vacant		March 12, 1830 – December 6, 1830	21st
Cornelius Holland (Canton)	Jacksonian	December 6, 1830 – March 3, 1833	21st 22nd	Elected to finish Ripley's term. Also elected to the next full term. Retired.
Moses Mason Jr. (Bethel)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	Elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Retired.
Timothy J. Carter (Paris)	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 14, 1838	25th	Elected in 1836. Died.
Vacant		March 14, 1838 – May 29, 1838
Virgil D. Parris (Buckfield)	Democratic	May 29, 1838 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th	Elected to finish Carter's term. Also elected to the next full term. Lost renomination.
Nathaniel Littlefield (Bridgeton)	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1840. Retired.
Benjamin White (Montville)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	Elected in 1843. Retired.
Cullen Sawtelle (Norridgewock)	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	Elected in 1844. Retired.
Ephraim K. Smart (Camden)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Elected in 1846. Retired.
Cullen Sawtelle (Norridgewock)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	Elected in 1848. Retired.
Ephraim K. Smart (Camden)	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Lost re-election.
Israel Washburn Jr. (Orono)	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd 34th 35th 36th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Retired to run for governor and resigned when elected.
	Republican	March 4, 1855 – January 1, 1861
Vacant		January 1, 1861 – January 2, 1861	36th
Stephen Coburn (Skowhegan)	Republican	January 2, 1861 – March 3, 1861		Elected to finish Washburn's term. Retired.
John H. Rice (Foxcroft)	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 4th district.
Frederick A. Pike (Calais)	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Lost renomination.
Eugene Hale (Ellsworth)	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1879	41st 42nd 43rd 44th 45th	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Lost re-election.
Thompson Henry Murch (Rockland)	Greenback	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
District eliminated March 3, 1883

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