New Hampshire's at-large congressional district

The New Hampshire at-large congressional district is obsolete, with representation having since been divided into districts.

New Hampshire's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1789
Eliminated1847
Years active1789-1847

However, from 1789 to 1847, New Hampshire elected members to the United States House of Representatives at-large:

  • From 1789 to 1793, three members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1793 to 1803, four members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1803 to 1813, five members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1813 to 1833, six members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1833 to 1843, five members represented the state at-large.
  • From 1843 to 1847, four members represented the state at-large.
  • In 1847 at-large representation was replaced by four congressional districts.

List of members representing the district

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Years & Congresses Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Seat E Seat F
Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history
March 4, 1789 –
June 22, 1789
1st Representative-elect Benjamin West chose not to serve.  
Nicholas Gilman
(Exeter)
Pro-Admin Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.
 
Samuel Livermore
(Holderness)
Anti-Admin Elected in 1789.
Re-elected in 1790.
Retired.
June 23, 1789 –
March 3, 1791
 
Abiel Foster
(Canterbury)
Pro-Admin Elected to finish West's term.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1791 –
March 3, 1793
2nd  
Jeremiah Smith
(Peterborough)
Pro-Admin Elected in 1790.
Re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Resigned.
Pro-Admin
March 4, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
3rd  
John Samuel Sherburne
(Portsmouth)
Anti-Admin Elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.
 
Paine Wingate
(Hampton Falls)
Pro-Admin Elected in 1792.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
4th Fed Fed Dem-Rep  
Abiel Foster
(Canterbury)
Fed Elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Re-elected in 1800.
Retired.
March 4, 1797 –
July 26, 1797
5th Jonathan Freeman
(Hanover)
Fed Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Retired.
William Gordon
(Amherst)
Fed Elected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Resigned to become New Hampshire Attorney General.
July 26, 1797 –
December 15, 1797
Vacant
December 15, 1797 –
March 3, 1799
Peleg Sprague
(Keene)
Fed Elected to finish Smith's term.
Re-elected in 1798, but declined to serve.
March 4, 1799 –
June 12, 1800
6th  
James Sheafe
(Portsmouth)
Fed Elected to finish Sprague's term.
Retired.
June 12, 1800 –
December 8, 1800
Vacant
December 8, 1800 –
March 3, 1801
 
Samuel Tenney
(Exeter)
Fed Elected August 25, 1800 to the next term.
Elected October 27, 1800 to finish Gordon's term.
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1801 –
?, 1802
7th George B. Upham
(Claremont)
Fed Elected in 1800.
Retired.
Joseph Peirce
(Alton)
Fed Elected in 1800.
Resigned.
?, 1802 –
December 6, 1802
Vacant
December 6, 1802 –
March 3, 1803
Samuel Hunt
(Keene)
Fed Elected August 30, 1802 to finish Peirce's term.
Elected August 30, 1802 to the next term.
Retired.
March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805
8th  
Silas Betton
(Salem)
Fed Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
David Hough
(Lebanon)
Fed Elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
Clifton Clagett
(Amherst)
Fed Elected in 1802.
Retired.
March 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807
9th  
Thomas W. Thompson
(Concord)
Fed Elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
Caleb Ellis
(Claremont)
Fed Elected in 1804.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1809
10th Peter Carleton
(Landaff)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Retired.
Daniel Meserve Durell
(Dover)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
Francis Gardner
(Keene)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
Jedediah K. Smith
(Amherst)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
 
Clement Storer
(Portsmouth)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811
11th Daniel Blaisdell
(Canaan)
Fed Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
John Curtis Chamberlain
(Charlestown)
Fed Elected in 1808.
Retired.
William Hale
(Dover)
Fed Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
 
Nathaniel Appleton Haven(Portsmouth)
Fed Elected in 1808.
Retired.
James Wilson
(Peterborough)
Fed Elected in 1808.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813
12th   Josiah Bartlett Jr.
(Straham)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1810.
Retired.
 
Samuel Dinsmoor
(Keene)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1810.
Lost re-election.
Obed Hall
(Bartlett)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1811.
Retired.
John Adams Harper(Meredith Bridge) Dem-Rep Elected in 1811.
Lost re-election.
George Sullivan
(Exeter)
Fed Elected in 1811.
Retired.
March 4, 1813 –
May 21, 1814
13th  
Bradbury Cilley
(Nottingham)
Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
Samuel Smith
(Peterborough)
Fed Elected in 1812.
Resigned.[a]
William Hale
(Dover)
Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
Roger Vose
(Walpole)
Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
 
Daniel Webster
(Portsmouth)
Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Retired.
Jeduthun Wilcox
(Orford)
Fed Elected in 1812.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election.
May 21, 1814 –
March 3, 1815
Vacant
March 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817
14th  
Charles Humphrey Atherton
(Amherst)
Fed Elected in 1814.
Retired.
March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819
15th Josiah Butler
(Deerfield)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1820.
Retired.
Nathaniel Upham
(Rochester)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1820.
Retired.
Clifton Clagett
(Amherst)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Lost re-election.
Salma Hale
(Keene)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Retired.
 
Arthur Livermore
(Plymouth)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1819.
Lost re-election.
 
John Parrott
(Portsmouth)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1816.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
March 4, 1819 –
March 3, 1821
16th Joseph Buffum Jr.
(Westmoreland)
Dem-Rep Elected in 1819.
Retired.
 
William Plumer Jr.
(Epping)
Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1819.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.
March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
17th  
Matthew Harvey
(Hopkinton)
Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.
 
Aaron Matson
(Stoddard)
Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Retired.
Thomas Whipple Jr.
(Wentworth)
Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.
March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th Ichabod Bartlett
(Portsmouth)
Dem-Rep[b] Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.
 
Arthur Livermore
(Plymouth)
Dem-Rep[b] Elected on the second ballot in 1823.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1825 –
March 8, 1825
19th Anti-J James Miller was elected in 1824 but declined to serve. Nehemiah Eastman
(Farmington)
Anti-J Elected in 1824.
Lost re-election.
Jonathan Harvey
(Sutton)
Jack Elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Retired.
Anti-J Late run-off election.
March 8, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
 
Titus Brown
(Francestown)
Anti-J Elected March 8, 1825 to finish Miller's term.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.
Joseph Healy
(Washington)
Anti-J Elected late on the second ballot in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Retired.
March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829
20th David Barker Jr.
(Rochester)
Anti-J Elected in 1827.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831
21st John Brodhead
(Newmarket)
Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.
Thomas Chandler
(Hillsborough)
Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.
Joseph Hammons
(Farmington)
Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.
 
Henry Hubbard
(Charlestown)
Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
John W. Weeks
(Lancaster)
Jack Elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Retired.
March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
22nd  
Joseph M. Harper
(Canterbury)
Jack Elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Retired.
March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835
23rd  
Benning M. Bean
(Moultonborough)
Jack Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired.
Robert Burns
(Plymouth)
Jack Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired.
 
Franklin Pierce
(Hillsborough)
Jack Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Seat eliminated
March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
24th  
Samuel Cushman
(Portsmouth)
Jack Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
Joseph Weeks
(Richmond)
Jack Elected in 1835.
Re-elected in 1837.
Retired.
March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839
25th  
Charles G. Atherton
(Nashua)
Dem Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
James Farrington
(Rochester)
Dem Elected in 1837.
Retired.
 
Jared W. Williams
(Lancaster)
Dem Elected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Retired.
Dem Dem
March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
26th  
Edmund Burke
(Newport)
Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Re-elected in 1843.
Retired.
 
Ira Allen Eastman
(Gilmanton)
Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
Tristram Shaw
(Exeter)
Dem Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
27th John Randall Reding
(Haverhill)
Dem Elected in 1841.
Retired.
March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845
28th  
Moses Norris Jr.
(Pittsfield)
Dem Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1845.
Retired.
 
John P. Hale
(Dover)
Dem Elected in 1843.
Lost re-election.
Seat eliminated.
March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
29th  
Mace Moulton
(Manchester)
Dem Elected in 1845.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.
James Hutchins Johnson
(Bath)
Dem Elected in 1845.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
Vacant.
No candidate received a majority of votes.
Years & Cong
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Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history Rep. Party Electoral history
Seat A Seat B Seat C Seat D Seat E Seat F

Notes

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  1. ^ Samuel Smith's resignation is not mentioned in the Congressional Biography.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.

References

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  • 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
  • "Our Campaigns - United States - New Hampshire - NH At-Large". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved January 7, 2021.

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