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 representatives
December 11, 1816: Indiana admitted to the Union
Years | Congress | 1st seat | 2nd seat | 3rd seat | |||||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history |
Representative | Party | Electoral history |
Representative | Party | Electoral history | |||||
December 11, 1816 – July 25, 1822 |
14th | William Hendricks |
Democratic-Republican | First elected in 1816 to finish term ending March 3, 1817. Also elected in 1816 for next term. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Resigned to become Governor of Indiana. |
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15th | |||||||||||||
16th | |||||||||||||
17th | |||||||||||||
July 25, 1822 – December 2, 1822 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||
December 2, 1822 – March 3, 1823 |
Jonathan Jennings |
Democratic-Republican | Elected in 1820 to finish Hendricks's term. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | ||||||||||
March 3, 1823 – March 3, 1873 |
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 |
District inactive | |||||||||||
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Jasper Packard |
Republican | Redistricted from the 11th district. Retired. |
Godlove S. Orth |
Republican | Retired. | William Williams |
Republican | Redistricted from the 10th district. Retired. | |||
March 4, 1875 – Present | District inactive |
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
Coordinates: 40°N 86°W / 40°N 86°W
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