Vermont's 2nd congressional district

Vermont's 2nd congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created upon Vermont's admission as the 14th State in 1791. It was eliminated after the 1930 Census. Its last Congressman was Ernest W. Gibson, who was redistricted into the At-large district.

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Vermont had district representation upon admission as the 14th State in 1791.

Representative	Party	Years ↑	Note
Nathaniel Niles	Anti-Administration	1791 – 1795
Daniel Buck	Federalist	1795 – 1797	Lost Re-election
Lewis R. Morris	Federalist	1795 – 1803
James Elliott	Federalist	1803 – 1809
Jonathan H. Hubbard	Federalist	1809 – 1811	Lost Re-election
William Strong	Democratic-Republican	1811 – 1813	2nd district Redistricted to At-large seat

From 1813-1821, beginning with the 13th Congress, Vermont elected its US Representaives statewide At-Large

After the 16th Congress, Vermont returned to electing Congressmen from districts

Representative	Party	Years ↑	Note
Phineas White	Democratic-Republican	1821 – 1823	Redistricted from At-large district
William Czar Bradley	Adams-Clay D-R	1823 – 1825	Redistricted to 1st district
Rollin Carolas Mallary	Adams/Anti-Jacksonian	1825 – 1831	Died
William Slade	Anti-Masonic	1831 – 1837	Changed party affiliation
William Slade	Whig	1837 – 1843
Jacob Collamer	Whig	1843 – 1849	Resigned to accept appointment as Postmaster General
William Hebard	Whig	1849 – 1853
Andrew Tracy	Whig	1853 – 1855	Declined Nomination
Justin S. Morrill	Whig	1855 – 1857	Changed Party affiliation
Justin S. Morrill	Republican	1857 – 1867	Elected as Vermont US Senator
Luke P. Poland	Republican	1867 – 1875	Lost Re-election
Dudley C. Denison	Independent Republican	1875 – 1877
Dudley C. Denison	Republican	1877 – 1879	Declined Nomination
James Manning Tyler	Republican	1879 – 1883	Declined Nomination
Luke P. Poland	Republican	1883 – 1885	Declined Nomination
William W. Grout	Republican	1885 – 1901	Redistricted from 3rd District
Kittredge Haskins	Republican	1901 – 1909	Lost Re-election
Frank Plumley	Republican	1909 – 1915
Porter H. Dale	Republican	1915 – 1923	Resigned to run for Vermont US Senate seat
Ernest W. Gibson	Republican	1923 – 1933	Redistricted to At-large district

Vermont returned to a single At-large district after losing 2nd Representative after the 1930 Census

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

v • d • e Vermont's congressional districts

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