Maine's 4th congressional district

Maine's 4th congressional district was a congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820 due to the result of the ratification of the Missouri Compromise. It was eliminated in 1933 after the 1930 U.S. Census. Its last congressman was Donald F. Snow.

Maine's 4th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1821
1885
Eliminated1883
1933
Years active1821-1883
1885-1933

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years ↑ Cong
ress		 Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1821

William D. Williamson
(Bangor)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 17th Redistricted from the Massachusetts's 18th district and re-elected in 1821.
Redistricted to the 7th district and lost re-election.		 1821 – 1823
Hancock, Penobscot, and Washington counties
Joshua Cushman
(Winslow)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1823 on the second ballot.
Lost re-election.		 1823 – 1833
Kennebec and Lincoln counties

Peleg Sprague
(Hallowell)		 Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829		 19th
20th		 Elected in 1825 on the third ballot.
Re-elected in 1826.
Re-elected in 1828 but resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
Vacant March 4, 1829 –
July 20, 1829		 21st

George Evans
(Gardiner)		 Anti-Jacksonian July 20, 1829 –
March 3, 1837		 21st
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
26th		 Elected July 20, 1829 to finish Sprague's term and seated December 7, 1829.
Re-elected in 1830.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840 but resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
1833 – 1843
[data missing]
Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
Vacant March 4, 1841 –
May 31, 1841		 27th
David Bronson
(Anson)		 Whig May 31, 1841 –
March 3, 1843		 Elected to finish Evans's term.
Retired.

Freeman H. Morse
(Bath)		 Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 28th Elected in 1843.
Retired.		 1843 – 1853
[data missing]
John D. McCrate
(Wiscasset)		 Democratic-States Rights March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 29th Elected in 1844.
Retired.
Franklin Clark
(Wiscasset)		 Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 30th Elected in 1846.
Retired.
Rufus K. Goodenow
(Paris)		 Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		 31st Elected in 1848.
Retired.
Charles Andrews
(Paris)		 Democratic March 4, 1851 –
April 30, 1852		 32nd Elected in 1850.
Died.
Vacant April 30, 1852 –
June 25, 1852
Isaac Reed
(Waldoboro)		 Whig June 25, 1852 –
March 3, 1853		 Elected to finish Andrews's term.
Retired.

Samuel P. Benson
(Winthrop)		 Whig March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855		 33rd Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Retired.		 1843 – 1853
[data missing]
Opposition March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 34th

Freeman H. Morse
(Bath)		 Republican March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861		 35th
36th		 Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired.

Anson P. Morrill
(Readfield)		 Republican March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863		 37th Elected in 1860.
Retired.

John H. Rice
(Foxcroft)		 Republican March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867		 38th
39th		 Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Retired.		 1863 – 1873
[data missing]

John A. Peters
(Bangor)		 Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873		 40th
41st
42nd		 Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Re-elected in 1870.
Retired.

Samuel F. Hersey
(Bangor)		 Republican March 4, 1873 –
February 3, 1875		 43rd Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874 but died before next term.		 1873 – 1883
[data missing]
Vacant February 3, 1875 –
September 13, 1875		 43rd
44th

Harris M. Plaisted
(Bangor)		 Republican September 13, 1875 –
March 3, 1877		 44th Elected to finish Hersey's term.
Retired.

Llewellyn Powers
(Houlton)		 Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1879		 45th Elected in 1876.
Lost re-election.

George Washington Ladd
(Bangor)		 Greenback March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883		 46th
47th		 Elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
Inactive March 3, 1883 –
March 4, 1885		 48th At-large districts used

Charles A. Boutelle
(Bangor)		 Republican March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1901		 49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th		 Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900 but resigned before next term.		 1885 – 1893
[data missing]
1893 – 1903
[data missing]
Vacant March 4, 1901 –
April 8, 1901		 57th

Llewellyn Powers
(Houlton)		 Republican April 8, 1901 –
July 28, 1908		 57th
58th
59th
60th		 Elected to finish Boutelle's term.
Re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Died.
1903 – 1913
[data missing]
Vacant July 28, 1908 –
November 3, 1908		 60th

Frank E. Guernsey
(Dover)		 Republican November 3, 1908 –
March 3, 1917		 60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th		 Elected to finish Powers's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
1913 – 1923
[data missing]

Ira G. Hersey
(Houlton)		 Republican March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1929		 65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th		 Elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Lost renomination.
1923 – 1933
[data missing]
Donald F. Snow
(Bangor)		 Republican March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1933		 71st
72nd		 Elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost renomination.
District eliminated March 3, 1933

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
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.