Maryland's 1st congressional district
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The First Congressional District of Maryland elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives every two years. The seat is currently represented by Wayne Gilchrest (R). It encompasses the entire Eastern Shore of Maryland, as well as parts of Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Harford Counties.
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[edit] Politics
Politically, the district leans Republican, although it contains almost an equal number of registered Democrats and Republicans; the largely rural population is more akin to the South than the more urbanized Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.
[edit] Demographics
The first district of Maryland is 3,653 mi² in size and is 36% rural. As of the 2000 Census, the district is 85% white, 11% black, 1% asian, and 2% hispanic. The median income of the district is $51,918. Of those living in the district, 13% of the population is over 64, 25% of the population is under 18, and 27% have received a college education.[1]
[edit] List of representatives from the 1st district
The following is a list of those who have represented the first district. Also present below are significant events in the history of the district. [2]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes/Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael J. Stone | March 4, 1789 | March 3, 1791 | None | First congressional district of Maryland created. This district covers Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties in Southern Maryland. |
| 2 | Philip Key | March 4, 1791 | March 3, 1793 | None | |
| 3 | George Dent | March 4, 1793 | March 3, 1801 | Federalist | |
| 4 | John Campbell | March 4, 1801 | March 3, 1811 | Federalist | |
| 5 | Philip Stuart | March 4, 1811 | March 3, 1819 | Federalist | |
| 6 | Raphael Neale | March 4, 1819 | March 3, 1825 | None | |
| 7 | Clement Dorsey | March 4, 1825 | March 3, 1831 | Adams, Anti-Jackson | |
| 8 | Daniel Jenifer | March 4, 1831 | March 3, 1833 | Whig | |
| 9 | Littleton Dennis | March 4, 1833 | April 14, 1834 | Anti-Jackson | Redistricting takes place after the 1830 census. This district now covers Dorchester, Somerset, and Worcester Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Death: Littleton Dennis dies in office. |
| 10 | John N. Steele | May 29, 1834 | March 3, 1837 | Anti-Jackson | Special election: John N. Steele is elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Littleton Dennis. |
| 11 | John Dennis | March 4, 1839 | March 3, 1841 | Whig | |
| 12 | Isaac D. Jones | March 4, 1841 | March 3, 1843 | Whig | |
| 13 | John Causin | March 4, 1843 | March 3, 1845 | Whig | Redistricting takes place after the 1840 census. This district now covers Anne Arundel (except for Howard District), Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, and St. Mary's Counties in Central Maryland and Southern Maryland. |
| 14 | John G. Chapman | March 4, 1845 | March 3, 1849 | Whig | |
| 15 | Richard Bowie | March 4, 1849 | March 3, 1853 | Whig | |
| 16 | John R. Franklin | March 4, 1853 | March 3, 1855 | Democrat | Redistricting takes place after the 1850 census. This district now covers Caroline, Dorchester, Queene Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, and Worcester Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. |
| 17 | James A. Stewart | March 4, 1855 | March 3, 1861 | Democrat | |
| 18 | John W. Crisfield | March 4, 1861 | March 3, 1863 | Whig | |
| 19 | John A. J. Creswell | March 4, 1863 | March 3, 1865 | Republican | Redistricting takes place after the 1860 census. This district now covers Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queene Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, and Worcester Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. |
| 20 | Hiram McCullough | March 4, 1865 | March 3, 1869 | Democrat | |
| 21 | Samuel Hambleton | March 4, 1869 | March 3, 1873 | Democrat | Redistricting takes place after the 1870 census. This district now covers Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queene Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. |
| 22 | Ephraim King Wilson II | March 4, 1873 | March 3, 1875 | Democrat | |
| 23 | Philip Thomas | March 4, 1875 | March 3, 1877 | Democrat | |
| 24 | Daniel M. Henry | March 4, 1877 | March 3, 1881 | Democrat | |
| 25 | George W. Covington | March 4, 1881 | March 3, 1885 | Democrat | |
| 26 | Charles H. Gibson | March 4, 1885 | March 3, 1891 | Democrat | |
| 27 | Henry Page | March 4, 1891 | September 3, 1892 | Democrat | Resignation: Henry Page resigns to become a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals. |
| 28 | John B. Brown | November 8, 1892 | March 3, 1893 | Democrat | Special election: John B. Brown is elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Page. |
| 29 | Robert Bratton | March 4, 1893 | May 10, 1894 | Democrat | Death: Robert Bratton dies in office. |
| 30 | Winder Laird Henry | November 6, 1894 | March 3, 1895 | Democrat | Special election: Winder Laird Henry is elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Robert Bratton. |
| 31 | Joshua W. Miles | March 4, 1895 | March 3, 1897 | Democrat | |
| 32 | Isaac A. Barber | March 4, 1897 | March 3, 1899 | Republican | |
| 33 | John Walter Smith | March 4, 1899 | January 12, 1900 | Democrat | Resignation: John Walter Smith resigns to become Governor of Maryland. |
| 34 | Josiah L. Kerr | November 6, 1900 | March 3, 1901 | Republican | Special election: Josiah Kerr is elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Walter Smith. |
| 35 | William Humphreys Jackson | March 4, 1901 | March 3, 1905 | Republican | Redistricting takes place after the 1900 census. This district now covers Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queene Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. |
| 36 | Thomas A. Smith | March 4, 1905 | March 3, 1907 | Democrat | |
| 37 | William Humphreys Jackson | March 4, 1907 | March 3, 1909 | Republican | |
| 38 | James Harry Covington | March 4, 1909 | September 30, 1914 | Democrat | Resignation: James Harry Covington resigns to practice law in Washington, D.C. |
| 39 | Jesse D. Price | November 3, 1914 | March 3, 1919 | Democrat | Special election: Jesse Price is elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Harry Covington. |
| 40 | William N. Andrews | March 4, 1919 | March 3, 1921 | Republican | |
| 41 | Thomas Alan Goldsborough | March 4, 1921 | April 5, 1939 | Democrat | Resignation: Thomas Alan Goldsborough resigns after being appointed an associate justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia. |
| 42 | David J. Ward | June 8, 1939 | January 3, 1945 | Democrat | Special election: David Ward is elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas Alan Goldsborough. |
| 43 | Dudley Roe | January 3, 1945 | January 3, 1947 | Democrat | |
| 44 | Edward T. Miller | January 3, 1947 | January 3, 1959 | Republican | |
| 45 | Thomas F. Johnson | January 3, 1959 | January 3, 1963 | Democrat | |
| 46 | Rogers Morton | January 3, 1963 | January 29, 1971 | Republican | Redistricting takes place in 1967. This district now covers Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queene Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, as well as parts of Baltimore County in Central Maryland. Resignation: Rogers Morton resigns after being appointed United States Secretary of the Interior in the administration of Richard Nixon. |
| 47 | William O. Mills | May 25, 1971 | May 24, 1973 | Republican | Special election: William O. Mills is elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rogers Morton. Redistricting takes place after the 1970 census. This district now covers Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queene Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, as well as Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's Counties in Southern Maryland and Harford County in Central Maryland. Death: William O. Mills commits suicide while in office. |
| 48 | Robert Bauman | August 21, 1973 | January 3, 1981 | Republican | Special election: Robert Bauman is elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William O. Mills. |
| 49 | Roy Dyson | January 3, 1981 | January 3, 1991 | Democrat | |
| 50 | Wayne Gilchrest | January 3, 1991 | Present | Republican | Redistricting takes place after the 1990 census. This district now covers Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queene Anne's, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, as well as parts of Anne Arundel County in Southern Maryland and Baltimore City in Central Maryland. |
[edit] Reference
- ^ Maryland: Governor and statistics. (2005). In J. Koszczuk, & H. Stern (Eds.), CQ's politics in America 2006 (the 109th Congress). Washington: Congressional Quarterly. Retrieved October 14, 2006, from CQ Electronic Library, CQ's Politics in America Online Edition, http://library.cqpress.com/pia/OEpia109_464. Document ID: OEpia109_464.
- ^ *List of Federal Representatives of the State of Maryland, Maryland Archives.
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