Maine's 3rd congressional district
Maine's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820 as part of the enactment of the Missouri Compromise. It was eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. Census. Its last congressman was Clifford McIntire.
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years ↑ | Cong ress |
Electoral history | District location |
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Mark Langdon Hill | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Redistricted from Massachusetts's 16th district and re-elected in 1821. Lost re-election. |
1821 – 1823 Hancock County: Deer Isle, Isleborough, Lincolnville, Northport, Vinalhaven; Lincoln County: Alna, Bath, Booth Bay, Bristol, Camden, Cushing, Edgecomb, Friendship, Georgetown, New Castle, Nobleborough, Phillipsburg, Saint George, Thomastown, Topsham, Waldoborough, Warren, Wiscasset, Woolwich |
Ebenezer Herrick | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th 19th |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1825 on the fourth ballot. Retired. |
1823 – 1833 Lincoln County: Alna, Bath, Boothbay, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Bristol, Camden, Cushing, Dresden, Edgecomb, Friendship, Georgetown, Hope, Nobleborough, Jefferson, New Castle, Phipsburg, Richmond, Saint George, Thomaston, Topsham, Union, Waldoborough, Warren, Whitefield, Wiscasset, Woolwich |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | ||||
Joseph F. Wingate | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831 |
20th 21st |
Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Retired. | |
Edward Kavanagh |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835 |
22nd 23rd |
Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Lost re-election. | |
1833 – 1843 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Jeremiah Bailey | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th | Elected in 1834. Lost re-election. | |
Jonathan Cilley |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – February 24, 1838 |
25th | Elected in 1836. Died. | |
Vacant | February 24, 1838 – April 28, 1838 | ||||
Edward Robinson | Whig | April 28, 1838 – March 3, 1839 |
Elected to finish Cilley's term. Retired. | ||
Benjamin Randall | Whig | March 3, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Retired. | |
Luther Severance |
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847 |
28th 29th |
Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Retired. |
1843 – 1853 [data unknown/missing] |
Hiram Belcher |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th | Elected in 1846. Retired. | |
John Otis | Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st | Elected in 1848. Retired. | |
Robert Goodenow | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850. Lost renomination. | |
E. Wilder Farley | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. |
1853 – 1863 [data unknown/missing] |
Ebenezer Knowlton |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854. Retired. | |
Nehemiah Abbott |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
35th | Elected in 1856. Retired. | |
Ezra B. French |
Republican | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th | Elected in 1858. Retired. | |
Samuel C. Fessenden |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860. Retired. | |
James G. Blaine |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – July 10, 1876 |
38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th |
Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator. |
1863 – 1873 [data unknown/missing] |
1873 – 1883 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | July 10, 1876 – December 4, 1876 |
44th | |||
Edwin Flye |
Republican | December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877 |
Elected to finish Blaine's term. Retired. | ||
Stephen Decatur Lindsey |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
45th 46th 47th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired. | |
At-large districts used | March 3, 1883 – March 4, 1885 |
48th | |||
Seth Milliken |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – April 18, 1897 |
49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th |
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. Died. |
1885 – 1893 [data unknown/missing] |
1893 – 1903 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | April 18, 1897 – June 21, 1897 |
55th | |||
Edwin C. Burleigh |
Republican | June 21, 1897 – March 3, 1911 |
55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
Elected to finish Milliken's term. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election. | |
1903 – 1913 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Samuel W. Gould |
Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | Elected in 1910. Lost re-election. | |
Forrest Goodwin |
Republican | March 4, 1913 – May 28, 1913 |
63rd | Elected in 1912. Died. |
1913 – 1933 [data unknown/missing] |
Vacant | May 28, 1913 – September 9, 1913 |
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John A. Peters |
Republican | September 9, 1913 – January 2, 1922 |
63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th |
Elected to finish Goodwin's term. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned when appointed Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. | |
Vacant | January 2, 1922 – March 20, 1922 |
67th | |||
John E. Nelson |
Republican | March 20, 1922 – March 3, 1933 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Elected to finish Peters's term. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | |
John G. Utterback |
Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election. |
1933 – 1943 [data unknown/missing] |
Ralph O. Brewster |
Republican | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 |
74th 75th 76th |
Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |
Frank Fellows |
Republican | January 3, 1941 – August 27, 1951 |
77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd |
Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Died. | |
1943 – 1953 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
Vacant | August 27, 1951 – October 22, 1951 |
82nd | |||
Clifford McIntire |
Republican | October 22, 1951 – January 3, 1963 |
82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Elected to finish Fellows's term. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
1953 – 1963 [data unknown/missing] | |||||
District eliminated January 3, 1963 |
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
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by New York's 24th congressional district |
Home district of the Speaker of the House March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875 |
Succeeded by Indiana's 3rd congressional district |
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