Massachusetts's 13th congressional district

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Massachusetts's current districts since 2003
Massachusetts's current districts since 2003

Massachusetts's thirteenth congressional district is an obsolete district. It was also for a short time in the early 1800s a Massachusetts District of Maine. It was eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. Census. Its last location was in eastern Massachusetts. Its last Congressman was James A. Burke, who was redistricted into the eleventh district.


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Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created March 4, 1795
Peleg Wadsworth Federalist March 4, 1795March 3, 1803 Portland, Maine Redistricted from the 4th district;
Redistricted to the 15th district.
Ebenezer Seaver Democratic-Republican March 4, 18031813-03-03 Roxbury
Nathaniel Ruggles Federalist 1813-03-041819-03-03
Edward Dowse Democratic-Republican 1819-03-041820-05-26 Dedham Resigned
Vacant 1820-05-261820-08-21
William Eustis Democratic-Republican August 21, 1820March 3, 1823 Roxbury Elected Governor.
John Reed, Jr. Adams-Clay Federalist March 4, 1823March 3, 1825 West Bridgewater Redistricted from the 9th district;
Redistricted to the 11th district.
Adams March 4, 1825March 3, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829March 3, 1833
District eliminated 1833
District restored 1893
Charles S. Randall Republican March 4, 1893March 3, 1895 New Bedford Lost renomination
John Simpkins Republican 1895 – 1897 Died
Vacant
William S. Greene Republican May 31, 1898March 3, 1913 Fall River Redistricted to the 15th district.
John W. Weeks Republican March 3, 1913 - March 4, 1913 Redistricted from the 12th district.
Resigned to become U.S. Senator.
Vacant March 4, 1913 - April 14, 1913
John J. Mitchell Democratic April 15, 1913 - March 3, 1915 Lost re-election
William Henry Carter Republican March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1919 Needham Retired
Robert Luce Republican March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1933 Redistricted to the 9th district.
Richard B. Wigglesworth Republican March 4, 1933 - November 13, 1958 Redistricted from the 14th district.
Became United States Ambassador to Canada
Vacant November 14, 1958 - January 2, 1959
James A. Burke Democratic January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1963 Milton Redistricted to the 11th district.
District eliminated 1963

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