Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district

List of delegates representing the district
Delegate Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created July 3, 1836
Vacant July 3, 1836 –
January 26, 1837		 24th

George Wallace Jones		 Jacksonian January 26, 1837 –
March 3, 1837		 24th
25th		 Redistricted from the Michigan Territory and re-elected in 1836.
Election invalidated.
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
January 14, 1839

James D. Doty		 Democratic January 14, 1839 –
March 3, 1841		 25th
26th		 Elected in 1838.
Retired.

Henry Dodge		 Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1845		 27th
28th		 Elected in 1840.
Re-elected in 1842.
Retired to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory.

Morgan L. Martin		 Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 29th Elected in 1844.
Lost re-election.

John H. Tweedy		 Whig March 4, 1847 –
May 28, 1848		 30th Elected in 1846.
Resigned.
Vacant May 29, 1848 –
October 29, 1848

Henry H. Sibley		 Democratic October 30, 1848 –
March 3, 1849		 Elected to finish Tweedy's term.
Redistricted to the Minnesota Territory.
District eliminated March 3, 1849

The district was eliminated with the creation of the Minnesota Territory on March 2, 1849. However, Henry Sibley continued to serve out his term as the Delegate from the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849 making the district's effective elimination on March 3, 1849 the conclusion of the Congress.

See also

References
  • "Our Campaigns - WI Territorial Delegate". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

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