Indiana's at-large congressional district
From its statehood in 1816 until 1823, Indiana was allocated only one representative, who was elected at-large. During the 43rd Congress, from 1873 to 1875, Indiana elected three of its thirteen representatives to the United States House of Representatives at-large from the entire state.
List of members representing the district
Indiana admitted December 11, 1816, with one at-large congressional seat.
Cong ress |
Years | 1st seat | 2nd seat | 3rd seat | |||||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history |
Representative | Party | Electoral history |
Representative | Party | Electoral history | |||||
14th 15th 16th 17th |
December 11, 1816 – July 25, 1822 |
William Hendricks (Madison) |
Democratic-Republican
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Elected in August 1816. Re-elected August 4, 1817, after the term began but before the Congress convened. Re-elected August 3, 1818. Re-elected August 7, 1820. Resigned to become Governor of Indiana. |
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17th | July 25, 1822 – December 2, 1822 |
Vacant | |||||||||||
17th | December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
Jonathan Jennings (Charlestown) |
Democratic-Republican
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Elected to finish Hendricks's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |||||||||
18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st 32nd 33rd 34th 35th 36th 37th 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd |
March 3, 1823 – March 3, 1873 |
District inactive | |||||||||||
43rd | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Laporte )
|
Republican | re-elected in 1872 .Retired. |
Godlove S. Orth )
(Lafayette |
Republican | Elected in 1872 .Retired. |
William Williams )
(Warsaw |
Republican | re-elected in 1872 .Retired. |
District inactive since March 4, 1875.
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