Massachusetts's 12th congressional district

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

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.


[edit] Representatives

Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created 1795
Henry Dearborn Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 Gardiner, Maine
Isaac Parker Federalist March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799 Castine, Maine
Silas Lee Federalist 1799-03-04 – 1801-08-20 Wiscasset, Maine Resigned
Vacant 1801-08-20 -
Samuel Thatcher Federalist 1802-12-06 – 1803-03-03 Warren, Maine Redistricted to the 16th district
Thomson J. Skinner Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 - August 10, 1804 Berkshire County Resigned
Vacant August 11, 1804 – November 4, 1804
Simon Larned Democratic-Republican November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805
Barnabas Bidwell Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 – July 13, 1807 Monterey Resigned to become Massachusetts Attorney General
Ezekiel Bacon Democratic-Republican 1807-09-16 – 1813-03-03 Stockbridge
Daniel Dewey Federalist March 4, 1813 – February 24, 1814 Williamstown Died
Vacant February 25, 1814 - September 25, 1814
John W. Hulbert Federalist September 26, 1814 – March 3, 1817 Alford Retired
Solomon Strong Federalist 1817-03-04 – 1819-03-03 Northampton Retired
Jonas Kendall Federalist 1819-03-04 – 1821-03-03 Leominster Lost re-election
Lewis Bigelow Federalist 1821-03-04 – 1823-03-03 Petersham
Francis Baylies Jacksonian 1823-03-04 – 1827-03-03 Taunton Redistricted from the 10th district
Lost re-election
James L. Hodges Adams 1827-03-04 – 1831-03-03 Taunton
Anti-Jacksonian 1831-03-04 – 1833-03-03
John Quincy Adams Anti-Masonic March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 Braintree Redistricted from the 11th district
Whig March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 Redistricted to the 8th district
District eliminated 1843
District created 1883
George D. Robinson Republican 1883-03-04 – January 7, 1884 Chicopee Redistricted from the 11th district
Resigned to become Governor of Massachusetts
Francis W. Rockwell Republican January 7, 1884 – 1891-03-03 Pittsfield Lost re-election
John C. Crosby Democratic 1891-03-04 – 1893-03-03 Pittsfield
Elijah A. Morse Republican 1893-03-04 – 1897-03-03 Canton Redistricted from the 2nd district;
Retired
William C. Lovering Republican 1897-03-04 – 1903-03-03 Taunton Redistricted to the 14th district
Samuel Leland Powers Republican 1903-03-04 – 1905-03-03 Newton Redistricted from the 11th district
Retired
John W. Weeks Republican March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1913 Newton Resigned to become United States Senator
James Michael Curley Democratic March 4, 1913 – February 4, 1914 Boston Resigned to become Mayor of Boston
Vacant February 5, 1914 – April 6, 1914
James A. Gallivan Democratic April 7, 1914 – April 3, 1928 Died
Vacant April 4, 1928 – November 5, 1928
John W. McCormack Democratic November 6, 1928 - January 3, 1963 Redistricted to the 9th district
Hastings Keith Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973 Brockton
Gerry Studds Democratic January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1983 Redistricted to the 10th district
District eliminated January 3, 1983

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Massachusetts's congressional districts
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The At-large and 11th–20th districts are obsolete. Some moved to Maine in 1820.
See also: Massachusetts's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations
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