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Massachusetts's 14th congressional district

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Massachusetts's 14th congressional district is an obsolete district that was first active 1795–1820 in the District of Maine, and again active 1903–1963 in eastern Massachusetts. It was most recently eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Joseph William Martin Jr., who was redistricted into the 10th district.

Massachusetts's 14th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1795
1900
Eliminated1820
1960
Years active1795–1820
1903–1963
"MA-14" redirects here. The term may also refer to Massachusetts Route 14.
Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Cities and towns in the district

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  • Bristol City
  • Easton
  • Norfolk County
  • Quincy
  • Avon
  • Braintree
  • Canton
  • Dedham
  • Foxboro
  • Holbrook
  • Milton
  • Norwood
  • Randolph
  • Sharon
  • Stoughton
  • Westwood
  • Weymouth
  • Plymouth County
  • Brockton
  • Abington
  • Rockland
  • East Bridgewater
  • West Bridgewater
  • Whitman
  • Suffolk County: Boston (Ward 26).[1]

List of members representing the district

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Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Electoral history District location
District created in the District of Maine – March 4, 1795
 
George Thatcher
(Biddeford) 		Federalist March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1801 		4th
5th
6th 		Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1795 on the second ballot.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800, but declined to serve. 		1795–1803
"3rd Eastern district," District of Maine
Vacant March 3, 1801 –
December 7, 1801 		7th
 
Richard Cutts
(Pepperrellborough) 		Democratic-Republican December 7, 1801 –
March 3, 1813 		7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th 		Elected to finish Thatcher's term.[2]
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Lost re-election.
1803–1813
"York district," District of Maine
Cyrus King
(Saco) 		Federalist March 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1817 		13th
14th 		Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election. 		1813–1820
"1st Eastern district," District of Maine
 
John Holmes
(Alfred) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –
March 15, 1820 		15th
16th 		Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Redistricted to Maine's at-large district but resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
District moved to Maine March 15, 1820
District restored in Massachusetts March 4, 1903
 
William C. Lovering
(Taunton) 		Republican March 4, 1903 –
February 4, 1910 		58th[3]
59th
60th
61st 		Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Died. 		1903–1913
[data missing]
Vacant February 4, 1910 –
March 22, 1910 		61st
 
Eugene Foss
(Boston) 		Democratic March 22, 1910 –
January 4, 1911 		Elected to finish Lovering's term.
Resigned to become Governor.
Vacant January 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1911
 
Robert O. Harris
(East Bridgewater) 		Republican March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913 		62nd Elected in 1910.
Retired.
 
Edward Gilmore
(Brockton) 		Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915 		63rd Elected in 1912.
Retired. 		1913–1923
[data missing]
 
Richard Olney II
(Dedham) 		Democratic March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1921 		64th
65th
66th 		Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election.
 
Louis A. Frothingham
(Easton) 		Republican March 4, 1921 –
August 23, 1928 		67th
68th
69th
70th 		Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Died.
1923–1933
[data missing]
Vacant August 24, 1928 –
November 5, 1928 		70th
 
Richard B. Wigglesworth
(Milton) 		Republican November 6, 1928 –
March 3, 1933 		70th
71st
72nd 		Elected to finish Frothingham's term.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 13th district.
 
Joseph W. Martin Jr.
(North Attleborough) 		Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1963 		73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th 		Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 10th district. 		1933–1943
[data missing]
1943–1953
[data missing]
1953–1963
[data missing]
District eliminated January 3, 1963

References

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  1. ^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916. hdl:2027/uc1.l0075858456.
  2. ^ "Seventh Congress March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
  3. ^ A.J. Halford (1903). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Eighth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Home district of the speaker of the House
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Home district of the speaker of the House
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 		Succeeded by


 

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