Massachusetts's 12th congressional district

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Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Massachusetts's twelfth congressional district is an obsolete district. It was eliminated in 1983 after the 1980 U.S. Census. Its last location was in southeastern Massachusetts and its last Congressman was Gerry Studds, who was redistricted into the tenth district.

Cities and towns in the district

1910s

Suffolk County: Boston Wards 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 24.[1]

1920s

Boston (Wards 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21).[2]

1940s

Boston (Wards 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17).[3]

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Cong
ress		 District home Electoral history
District created March 4, 1795
Henry Dearborn Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797		 4 Gardiner, Maine Redistricted from the 4th district
Isaac Parker Federalist March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1799		 5 Castine, Maine Retired
Silas Lee Federalist March 4, 1799 –
August 20, 1801		 6 Wiscasset, Maine Resigned
7
Vacant August 20, 1801 –
December 6, 1802
Samuel Thatcher Federalist December 6, 1802 –
March 3, 1803		 Warren, Maine Redistricted to the 16th district
Thomson J. Skinner Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1803 –
August 10, 1804		 8 Berkshire County Resigned
Vacant August 10, 1804 –
November 5, 1804
Simon Larned Democratic-
Republican		 November 5, 1804 –
March 3, 1805		 Pittsfield Retired
Barnabas Bidwell Democratic-
Republican		 March 4, 1805 –
July 13, 1807		 9 Monterey Resigned to become Massachusetts Attorney General
10
Vacant July 13, 1807 –
November 2, 1807
Ezekiel Bacon Democratic-
Republican		 November 2, 1807 –
March 3, 1813		 Stockbridge Retired
11
12
Daniel Dewey Federalist March 4, 1813 –
February 24, 1814		 13 Williamstown Appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Vacant February 24, 1814 –
September 26, 1814
John W. Hulbert Federalist September 26, 1814 –
March 3, 1815		 Alford Redistricted to the 7th district
Solomon Strong Federalist March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1819		 14 Northampton Retired
15
Jonas Kendall Federalist March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821		 16 Leominster Lost re-election
Lewis Bigelow Federalist March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 17 Petersham Lost re-election
Francis Baylies Jackson
Federalist		 March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18 Taunton Redistricted from the 10th district
Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827		 19 Lost re-election
James L. Hodges Adams March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831		 20 Taunton Retired
21
Anti-
Jacksonian		 March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833		 22
John Quincy Adams Anti-
Masonic		 March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 23 Braintree Redistricted from the 11th district
24
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1843		 25
26
27 Redistricted to the 8th district
District eliminated March 3, 1843
District recreated March 4, 1883
George D. Robinson Republican March 4, 1883 –
January 7, 1884		 48 Chicopee Redistricted from the 11th district

Resigned to become Governor of Massachusetts
Vacant January 7, 1884 –
January 17, 1884
Francis W. Rockwell Republican January 17, 1884 –
March 3, 1891		 Pittsfield
49
50
51 Lost re-election
John C. Crosby Democratic March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1893		 52 Pittsfield Lost re-election
Elijah A. Morse Republican March 4, 1893 –
March 3, 1897		 53 Canton Redistricted from the 2nd district
54 Retired
William C. Lovering Republican March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903		 55[4] Taunton
56
57 Redistricted to the 14th district
Samuel Leland Powers Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905		 58[5] Newton Redistricted from the 11th district

Retired
John W. Weeks Republican March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1913		 59 Newton
60[6]
61
62 Redistricted to the 13th district
James Michael Curley Democratic March 4, 1913 –
February 4, 1914		 63 Boston Redistricted from the 10th district

Resigned to become Mayor of Boston
Vacant February 4, 1914 –
April 7, 1914
James A. Gallivan Democratic April 7, 1914 –
April 3, 1928		 Boston
64
65
66
67
68
69
70 Died
Vacant April 3, 1928 –
November 6, 1928
John W. McCormack Democratic November 6, 1928 –
January 3, 1963		 70
71
72
73
74
75[7]
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87		 Boston Redistricted to the 9th district
Hastings Keith Republican January 3, 1963 –
January 3, 1973		 88
89
90[8]
91
92		 West Bridgewater Redistricted from the 9th district
Gerry Studds Democratic January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1983		 93
94
95
96
97		 Cohasset Redistricted to the 10th district
District eliminated January 3, 1983

References

  1. ↑ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916.
  2. ↑ Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1921), "Population of Congressional Districts", Population of Massachusetts as determined by the fourteenth census of the United States 1920, Boston: Wright & Potter
  3. ↑ Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1941), "Population of Congressional Districts", Population of Massachusetts as determined by the sixteenth census of the United States, 1940, Boston: Wright & Potter, OCLC 10056477, House No. 2849
  4. ↑ L.A. Coolidge (1897). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Fifth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
  5. ↑ A.J. Halford (1903). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Eighth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
  6. ↑ A.J. Halford (1909). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 60th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
  7. ↑ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 75th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1938.
  8. ↑ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 90th Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1968.
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Texas's 4th congressional district		 Home district of the Speaker of the House
January 10, 1962 – January 3, 1963 		Succeeded by
Massachusetts's 9th congressional district
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