Maine's 5th congressional district
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Maine's 5th congressional district is obsolete. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1883. Its last congressman was Thompson Henry Murch.
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| Representative | Party | Years ↑ | District home | Note |
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| William Durkee Williamson | 1821 – 1823 | Redistricted from the Massachusetts 18th district | ||
| David Kidder | National Republican | 1823 – 1827 | ||
| Samuel Butman | National Reublican | 1827 – 1831 | ||
| James Bates | Jacksonian | 1831 – 1833 | ||
| Joseph Hall | Jacksonian | 1833 – 1835 | ||
| Leonard Jarvis | Jacksonian | 1835 – 1837 | ||
| Joseph Cobham Noyes | Whig | 1837 – 1839 | ||
| Joshua Adams Cowell | Democratic | 1839 – 1841 | ||
| Nathaniel Swift Littlefield | Democratic | 1841 – 1843 | ||
| Benjamin White | Democratic | 1843 – 1845 | ||
| Cullen Sawtelle | Democratic | 1845 – 1847 | ||
| Ephraim Knight Smart | Democratic | 1847 – 1849 | ||
| Cullen Sawtelle | Democratic | 1849 – 1851 | ||
| Ephraim Knight Smart | Democratic | 1851 – 1853 | ||
| Israel Washburn, Jr. | Whig | 1853 – 1859 | ||
| Stephen Coburn | Republican | 1859 – 1861 | ||
| John H. Rice | Republican | 1861 – 1863 | ||
| Frederick A. Pike | Republican | 1863 – 1869 | ||
| Eugene Hale | Republican | 1869 – 1879 | ||
| Thompson Henry Murch | Greenback | 1879 – 1883 | ||
| District eliminated | 1883 | |||
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
| Maine's congressional districts |
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| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The 3rd–8th districts are obsolete See also: Maine's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts - Apportionment - Redistricting - Gerrymandering - Maps |
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| Senators: Olympia Snowe (R), Susan Collins (R)
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