Connecticut's At-large congressional district

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During the first twenty-four Congresses (March 4, 1789 until March 3, 1837) Connecticut elected all its Representatives in Congress from a single multi-member Connecticut At-large congressional district.

From 1789-1793 Connecticut elected 5 At-large representatives.
From 1793-1823 Connecticut elected 7 At-large representatives.
From 1823-1837 Connecticut elected 6 At-large representatives.

From 1903 to 1913 and from 1933 to 1965, Connecticut had a member of the United States House of Representatives who represented the state At-large, in addition to the members who represented distinct districts.

This practice was banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

[edit] Representatives

Congress Elected state-wide at-large on a general ticket
1st seat 2nd seat 3rd seat 4th seat 5th seat 6th seat 7th seat
1st
(1789–1791)		 Benjamin Huntington (Pro-Admin.) Roger Sherman (Pro-Admin.) Jonathan Sturges (Pro-Admin.) Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (Pro-Admin.) Jeremiah Wadsworth (Pro-Admin.)
2nd
(1791–1793)		 James Hillhouse (Pro-Admin.) Amasa Learned (Pro-Admin.)
3rd
(1793–1795)		 Joshua Coit (F) Zephariah Swift (F) Uriah Tracy (F)
4th
(1795–1797)		 Chauncey Goodrich (F) Roger Griswold (F) Nathaniel Smith (F)
James Davenport Samuel W. Dana (F)
5th
(1797–1799)		 John Allen (F)
William Edmond (F) Jonathan Brace (F)
6th
(1799–1801)		 Elizur Goodrich (F) John Davenport (F)
John Cotton Smith (F)
7th
(1801–1803)		 Benjamin Tallmadge (F) Calvin Goddard (F) Elias Perkins (F)
8th
(1803–1805)		 Simeon Baldwin (F)
9th
(1805–1807)		 Jonathan O. Moseley (F)
Theodore Dwight (F) Timothy Pitkin (F) Lewis B. Sturges (F)
10th
(1807–1809)		 Epaphroditus Champion (F)
11th
(1809–1811)
Ebenezer Huntington (F)
12th
(1811–1813)		 Lyman Law (F)
13th*
(1813–1815)
14th*
(1815–1817)
15th
(1817–1819)		 Ebenezer Huntington (F) Uriel Holmes (F) Samuel B. Sherwood (F) Nathaniel Terry (F) Thomas Scott Williams (F)
Sylvester Gilbert (DR)
16th
(1819–1821)		 Gideon Tomlinson (DR) Samuel A. Foot (F) Elisha Phelps (DR) John Russ (DR) James Stevens (DR) Henry W. Edwards (DR)
17th
(1821–1823)		 Daniel Burrows (DR) Ansel Sterling (DR) Noyes Barber (DR) Ebenezer Stoddard (DR)
18th
(1823–1825)		 Gideon Tomlinson (Adams Clay D-R) Lemuel Whitman (Adams-Clay D-R) Ansel Sterling (Adams-Clay D-R) Samuel A. Foot (Adams-Clay D-R) Noyes Barber (Adams-Clay D-R) Ebenezer Stoddard (Adams-Clay D-R)
19th
(1825–1827)		 Gideon Tomlinson (Adams) John Baldwin (Adams) Ralph I. Ingersoll (Adams) Orange Merwin (Adams) Noyes Barber (Adams) Elisha Phelps (Adams)
20th
(1827–1829)		 David Plant (Adams)
21st
(1829–1831)		 William W. Ellsworth (Anti-J) Jabez W. Huntington (Anti-J) Ralph I. Ingersoll (Anti-J) Ebenezer Young (Anti-J) Noyes Barber (Anti-J) William L. Storrs (Anti-J)
22nd
(1831–1833)
23rd
(1833–1835)		 Samuel A. Foot (Anti-J) Samuel Tweedy (Anti-J)
Joseph Trumbull (Anti-J) Phineas Miner (Anti-J) Ebenezer Jackson, Jr. (Anti-J)


24th
(1835–1837)		 Elisha Haley (J) Samuel Ingham (J) Andrew T. Judson (J) Lancelot Phelps (J) Isaac Toucey (D) Zalmon Wildman (J)
Orrin Holt (J) Thomas T. Whittlesey (J)

In 1837, Connecticut abandoned general tickets and adopted districts instead.

In 1903, 1 At-large seat was created, 4 district seats continued

Representative Party Years District residence Note
George L. Lilley Republican March 4, 1903 - January 5, 1909 Vacated seat on election as Governor of Connecticut
Vacant January 5, 1909 – March 4, 1909
John Q. Tilson Republican March 4, 1909 - January 5, 1913 Lost Re-election
At-large seat eliminated
In 1933, 1 At-large seat was created, 5 district seats continued
Charles M. Bakewell Republican March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935 Lost Re-election
William M. Citron Republican January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1939 Lost Re-election
B. J. Monkiewicz Republican January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1941 Lost Re-election
Lucien J. Maciora Democratic January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1943 Lost Re-election
B. J. Monkiewicz Republican January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1945 Lost Re-election
Joseph F. Ryter Democratic January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947 Lost Re-election
Antoni N. Sadlak Republican January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1959 Lost Re-election
Frank Kowalski Democratic January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1963 Retired to run for Governor of Connecticut
Bernard F. Grabowski Democratic January 3, 1963 - January 3, 1965 Redistricted to 6th Congressional District
At-large district eliminated
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Connecticut's congressional districts
At-large 1 2 3 4 5 6
The 6th and At-large districts are obsolete.
See also: Connecticut's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
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