Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district
Appearance
Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1869, as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress |
Eliminated | 1890, as a result of statehood |
Years active | 1869–1890 |
Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Wyoming Territory. After Wyoming's admission to the Union as the 44th state by act of Congress on July 10, 1890, this district was dissolved and replaced by Wyoming's at-large congressional district.
List of delegates representing the district
[edit]On July 25, 1868, an act of Congress gave Wyoming Territory the authority to elect a Congressional delegate, although the first delegate did not take his seat until 1869.[1][2]
Delegate (District home) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District established December 6, 1869 | ||||
Stephen Friel Nuckolls (Cheyenne) |
Democratic | December 6, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | Elected in 1869. Retired. |
William Theopilus Jones (Cheyenne) |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
42nd | Elected in 1870. Lost re-election. |
William Randolph Steele (Cheyenne) |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
43rd 44th |
Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Lost re-election. |
William Wellington Corlett (Cheyenne) |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 |
45th | Elected in 1876. Retired. |
Stephen Wheeler Downey (Laramie City) |
Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
46th | Elected in 1878. Retired. |
Morton Everel Post (Cheyenne) |
Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 |
47th 48th |
Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired. |
Joseph M. Carey (Cheyenne) |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – July 10, 1890 |
49th 50th 51st |
Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired when elected U.S. senator. |
District dissolved July 10, 1890 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". United States Congress. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
- ^ "House History". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 15, 2010.