Louisiana's At-large congressional district
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In three periods, Louisiana had one person representing the entire area At-large.
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[edit] Delegate to the 9th-12th Congresses
From 1806 to 1812, one person represented Orleans Territory as a non-voting delegate.
Delegate | Years | District home | Note | |
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Daniel Clark | December 1, 1806 - March 3, 1809 | Lost renomination | ||
Julien de Lallande Poydras | March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1811 | |||
Vacant | 1811-03-03 - 1812-04-29 |
[edit] Representative in the 12th-17th Congresses
From its founding in 1812, until the division into multiple districts, Louisiana had only one congressional district. During that time, three people represented the state At-large.
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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Statehood achieved | 1812-04-30 | |||
Thomas B. Robertson | Democratic-Republican | April 30, 1812 - April 20, 1818 | Resigned | |
Vacant | 1818-04-20 - 1818-11-16 | |||
Thomas Butler | Democratic-Republican | 1818-11-16 - 1821-03-03 | Lost renomination | |
Josiah S. Johnston | Anti-Jacksonian | 1821-03-04 - 1823-03-03 | Lost re-election | |
Louisiana divided into three districts | 1823-03-04 |
[edit] Representative in the 43rd Congress
In the 43rd Congress, Louisiana had eight representatives. Seven were assigned a district and one represented the state at-large.
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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Eight seats divided among seven districts, with one seat At-large | 1873-03-04 | |||
George Augustus Sheridan | Liberal Republican | 1873-03-04 - 1875-03-03 | ||
Eight seats divided among eight districts, without at-large seat | 1875-03-03 |
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