Massachusetts's 17th congressional district

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Massachusetts's 17th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1803
Eliminated	1820
Years active	1803–1821

Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Massachusetts's 17th congressional district is an obsolete district. During its short tenure of 1803–1821 it was located in the District of Maine, prior to Maine achieving statehood.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1803
Phineas Bruce (Machias)	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – ?	8th	Elected in 1802, but prevented by illness from qualifying.	1803 – 1813 "Kennebec district," District of Maine
Vacant		? – March 3, 1805
John Chandler (Monmouth)	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809	9th 10th	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Retired.
Barzillai Gannett (Gradiner)	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – 1812	11th 12th	Elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Resigned.
Vacant		1812 – April 6, 1812	12th
Francis Carr (Orrington)	Democratic- Republican	April 6, 1812 – March 3, 1813		Elected to finish Gannett's term. Lost re-election.
Abiel Wood (Wiscasset)	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1812. Redistricted to the 16th district and lost re-election.	1813 – 1821 "4th Eastern district," District of Maine
James Carr (Bangor)	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	14th	Elected in 1815 on the second ballot. Retired.
John Wilson (Belfast)	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15th	Elected in 1816. Lost re-election.
Martin Kinsley (Hampden)	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1819 on the third ballot. Redistricted to Maine's 4th district and lost re-election.
District moved to Maine March 3, 1821

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
• "Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 17". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.