Michigan's at-large congressional district
Michigan's at-large congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1837 1913 1963 |
Eliminated | 1843 1915 1965 |
Years active | 1837-1843 1913-1915 1963-1965 |
Michigan's at-large congressional district may refer to a few different occasions when a statewide at-large district was used for elections to the United States House of Representatives from Michigan.
Prior to Michigan's admittance as a state of the Union in 1837, congressional delegates for
Toledo Strip
, Congress refused to accept his credentials until it admitted Michigan to the Union as a state on January 26, 1837.
In 1912,
1910 census
, but Michigan did not redraw its congressional districts until 1913.
In 1962,
1960 census indicated Michigan would gain a seat in the House of Representatives, but the 19th district
had not been created at the time of the election.
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Tenure | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
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District created January 26, 1837 | ||||
Isaac E. Crary (Marshall) |
Democratic | January 26, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
24th 25th 26th |
Re-elected in 1838 .Retired. |
Detroit )
|
Whig | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. and lost re-election.
Redistricted to the 1st district |
District inactive until after the 1910 United States census. | ||||
Patrick H. Kelley (Lansing) |
Republican | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Elected in 1912. .
Redistricted to the 6th district |
Seat inactive until after the 1960 United States census. | ||||
Neil Staebler (Ann Arbor) |
Democratic | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
88th | Elected in 1962. .
Retired to run for Governor of Michigan |
Seat eliminated January 3, 1965 |
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