Vermont's 1st congressional district

Vermont's 1st congressional district is an obsolete district. Vermont currently has one representative to the United States House of Representatives, elected state-wide At-large. Until 1933, however, the state used to have multiple seats spread out into geographic districts. During that time, the first district elected its own representative.

List of representatives

Representative Lived Party Term Notes
District created: March 4, 1791
Vacant March 4, 1791 - October 16, 1791
Israel Smith (1759-1810) Anti-Administration October 17, 1791 – March 3, 1795
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 Defeated
Matthew Lyon (1749-1822) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1801 Retired
Israel Smith
(2nd time)
(1759-1810) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803 Elected to U.S. Senate
Gideon Olin (1743-1823) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 Retired
James Witherell (1759-1838) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 – May 1, 1808 Appt. to MI Supreme Court
Vacant May 2, 1808 - September 5, 1808
Samuel Shaw (1768-1827) Democratic-Republican September 6, 1808 – March 3, 1813 Joined military
District inactive March 4, 1813 - March 3, 1821
Rollin C. Mallary (1784-1831) Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823
Adams-Clay D-R March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 Re-elected to VT-02
William C. Bradley (1782-1867) Adams March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827 Defeated
Jonathan Hunt (1787-1832) Adams March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1829
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1829 – May 15, 1832 Died
Vacant May 16, 1832 - December 31, 1832
Hiland Hall (1795-1885) Anti-Jacksonian January 1, 1833 - March 3, 1837
Whig March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 Appt. Banking Commissioner
Solomon Foot (1802-1866) Whig March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847 Defeated
William Henry (1788-1861) Whig March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1851 Defeated
Ahiman L. Miner (1804-1886) Whig March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853 Retired
James Meacham (1810–1856) Whig March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855
Opposition March 4, 1855 – August 23, 1856 Died
Vacant August 24, 1856 - November 30, 1856
George T. Hodges (1789-1860) Republican December 1, 1856 - March 3, 1857 Retired
Eliakim P. Walton (1812-1890) Republican March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1863 Retired
Frederick E. Woodbridge (1818-1888) Republican March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1869 Retired
Charles W. Willard (1827-1880) Republican March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1875 Defeated
Charles H. Joyce (1830-1916) Republican March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883 Retired
John W. Stewart (1825-1915) Republican March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1891 Retired
H. Henry Powers (1835-1913) Republican March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1901 Defeated
David J. Foster (1857-1912) Republican March 4, 1901 - March 21, 1912 Died
Vacant March 22, 1912 - July 29, 1912 Special election
Frank L. Greene (1870-1930) Republican July 30, 1912 - March 3, 1923 Elected to U.S. Senate
Frederick G. Fleetwood (1868-1938) Republican March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1925 Retired
Elbert S. Brigham (1877-1962) Republican March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1931 Retired
John E. Weeks (1853-1949) Republican March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933 Retired
District inactive March 4, 1933 - Current

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