New Hampshire's 3rd congressional district

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New Hampshire's third congressional district is an obsolete district. It was organized from the State's At-Large District in 1847. It was eliminated after the 1880 Census. The last representative serving the district was Ossian Ray.

[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District organized from New Hampshire's At-large congressional district in 1847
James Wilson II	Whig	March 4, 1847 – September 9, 1850	Keene	Resigned
George W. Morrison	Democratic	October 8, 1850 – March 3, 1851	Manchester	Lost Re-election
Jared Perkins	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853		Lost Re-election
Harry Hibbard	Democratic	March 3, 1853 – March 3, 1855		Retired
Aaron H. Cragin	American	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Aaron H. Cragin	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Bradford
Thomas M. Edwards	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863		Retired
James W. Patterson	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867		Elected to US Senate from New Hampshire
Jacob Benton	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871		Retired
Hosea Washington Parker	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	Claremont	Lost Re-election
Henry W. Blair	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879		Retired to run for US Senate from New Hampshire
Evarts Worcester Farr	Republican	March 4, 1879 – November 30, 1880	Littleton	Died
Vacant		November 30, 1880 – March 4, 1881
Ossian Ray	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883		Redistricted to 2nd congressional district
District Eliminated

Note: Representatives elected from 1789-1847 were elected At-Large

[edit] References

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 New Hampshire's congressional districts

At-large 1 2 3 4 The third and fourth districts have been obsolete since 1883 See also: New Hampshire's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations All U.S. districts – Apportionment – Redistricting – Gerrymandering – Maps

v • d • e New Hampshire's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators	Judd Gregg (R), John Sununu (R)

Representative(s)	Carol Shea-Porter (D), Paul Hodes (D)

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