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Maine's 5th congressional district is obsolete.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.

[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	District home	Note
William Durkee Williamson	Democratic-Republican	1821 – 1823		Redistricted from the Massachusetts 18th district
David Kidder	Adams-Clay D-R	1823 – 1825
David Kidder	Adams	1825 – 1827
Samuel Butman	National Republican	1827 – 1831
James Bates	Jacksonian	1831 – 1833
Joseph Hall	Jacksonian	1833 – 1835
Leonard Jarvis	Jacksonian	1835 – 1837
Joseph C. Noyes	Whig	1837 – 1839
Joshua A. Lowell	Democratic	1839 – 1841
Nathaniel Littlefield	Democratic	1841 – 1843
Benjamin White	Democratic	1843 – 1845
Cullen Sawtelle	Democratic	1845 – 1847
Ephraim K. Smart	Democratic	1847 – 1849
Cullen Sawtelle	Democratic	1849 – 1851
Ephraim K. Smart	Democratic	1851 – 1853
Israel Washburn, Jr.	Whig	1853 – 1855
Israel Washburn, Jr.	Republican	1855 – 1860
Stephen Coburn	Republican	1860 – 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

v • d • e Maine's congressional districts

At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 The At-large and 3rd–8th districts are obsolete. See also: Maine's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps

v • d • e Maine's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators	Olympia Snowe (R), Susan Collins (R)

Representative(s)	Tom Allen (D), Mike Michaud (D)

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