Maine's 4th congressional district
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Maine's 4th congressional district is a former congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820 due to the result of the ratification of the Missouri Compromise
. It was eliminated in 1933 after the 1930 U.S. Census
. Its last congressman was Donald F. Snow
.
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an agreement passed in 1820 between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States Congress, involving primarily the regulation of slavery in the western territories. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30'...
. It was eliminated in 1933 after the 1930 U.S. Census
United States Census, 1930
The Fifteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau one month from April 1, 1930, determined the resident population of the United States to be 122,775,046, an increase of 13.7 percent over the 106,021,537 persons enumerated during the 1920 Census.-Census questions:The 1930 Census...
. Its last congressman was Donald F. Snow
Donald F. Snow
Donald Francis Snow was a member of the US House of Representatives from Maine. He was born in Bangor, Maine on September 6, 1877. He attended the public schools of his native city and was graduated from Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine, in 1901. He later attended the law school of the...
.
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years ↑ | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William D. Williamson William D. Williamson William Durkee Williamson was the second Governor of the U.S. state of Maine and one of the first congressmen from Maine in the United States House of Representatives. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | Redistricted from the | |
| Joshua Cushman Joshua Cushman Joshua Cushman was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts and from Maine. Born in Halifax, Massachusetts, Cushman served in the Continental Army from April 1, 1777, until March 1780. He was graduated from Harvard University in 1787, studied theology, was ordained to the ministry and licensed... |
Democratic-Republican Democratic-Republican Party (United States) The Democratic-Republican Party or Republican Party was an American political party founded in the early 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. Political scientists use the former name, while historians prefer the latter one; contemporaries generally called the party the "Republicans", along... |
March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | Redistricted from the | |
| Peleg Sprague | Adams National Republican Party (United States) The National Republicans were a political party in the United States. During the administration of John Quincy Adams , the president's supporters were referred to as Adams Men or Anti-Jackson. When Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828, this group went into opposition... |
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829 | resigned after being elected to US Senate | |
| Vacant | March 4, 1829 – July 20, 1829 | |||
| George Evans | Anti-Jacksonian National Republican Party (United States) The National Republicans were a political party in the United States. During the administration of John Quincy Adams , the president's supporters were referred to as Adams Men or Anti-Jackson. When Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828, this group went into opposition... |
July 20, 1829 – March 3, 1837 | ||
| Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | resigned after being elected to US Senate | ||
| Vacant | March 4, 1841 – May 31, 1841 | |||
| David Bronson David Bronson David Bronson was a United States Representative from Maine. Born in Suffield, Connecticut, he graduated from Dartmouth College in 1819... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
May 31, 1841 – March 4, 1843 | ||
| Freeman H. Morse Freeman H. Morse Freeman Harlow Morse was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Bath on February 18, 1807. He attended private schools and the academy in Bath. He engaged in business as a carver of figureheads for ships.... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | ||
| John D. McCrate John D. McCrate John Dennis McCrate was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Wiscasset on October 1, 1802. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1819. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and practiced in Damariscotta and in Wiscasset.... |
Democratic-States Rights | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | ||
| Franklin Clark Franklin Clark Franklin Clark was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Wiscasset on August 2, 1801. He attended the common schools, then engaged in the lumber and shipping business there. He was elected a member of the Maine State Senate in 1847. He was elected as a Democrat to the... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | ||
| Rufus K. Goodenow Rufus K. Goodenow Rufus King Goodenow was a United States Representative from Maine. Born in Henniker, New Hampshire on April 24, 1790, he moved with his parents to Brownfield, Maine in 1802. He received limited schooling, subsequently engaged in agricultural pursuits... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | ||
| Charles Andrews Charles Andrews (Maine) Charles Andrews was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Paris, Maine on February 11, 1814. He attended the district school and graduated from Hebron Academy.... |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – April 30, 1852 | died | |
| Vacant | April 30, 1852 – June 25, 1852 | |||
| Isaac Reed Isaac Reed (Maine) Isaac Reed was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Waldoboro on August 22, 1809. He prepared for college at Bloomfield Academy, but by preference became a merchant-ship builder. He also engaged in banking.... |
Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
June 25, 1852 – March 3, 1853 | ||
| Samuel P. Benson Samuel P. Benson Samuel Page Benson was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Winthrop on November 28, 1804. He received instruction from private teachers and attended the Monmouth Academy of Maine. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced... |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | ||
| Opposition Opposition Party (United States) The Opposition Party in the United States is a label with two different applications in Congressional history, as a majority party in Congress 1854-58, and as a Third Party in the South 1858-1860.... |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | |||
| Freeman H. Morse Freeman H. Morse Freeman Harlow Morse was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Bath on February 18, 1807. He attended private schools and the academy in Bath. He engaged in business as a carver of figureheads for ships.... |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | ||
| Anson P. Morrill Anson P. Morrill Anson Peaslee Morrill was an American politician. Born in 1803 in Belgrade, Maine, originally a storekeeper and millkeeper, he was the 24th Governor of Maine from 1855 to 1856, represented Maine's fourth district in the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863 and served in the... |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | ||
| John H. Rice John H. Rice John Hovey Rice was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Mount Vernon, Maine, to Nathaniel and Mary Jane Rice, Rice attended the common schools.... |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | ||
| John A. Peters John A. Peters (1822-1904) John Andrew Peters was a U.S. Congressman from Maine, and the uncle of John Andrew Peters. He was also Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.... |
Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 | ||
| Samuel F. Hersey Samuel F. Hersey Samuel Freeman Hersey was a politician and "lumber baron" from the U.S. state of Maine. He served in the Maine State Senate and as a United States Congressman from the district which included his home-town of Bangor.... |
Republican | March 4, 1873 – February 3, 1875 | died | |
| Vacant | February 3, 1875 – September 13, 1875 | |||
| Harris M. Plaisted Harris M. Plaisted Harris Merrill Plaisted was an American Civil War general, U.S. Congressman, and the 38th Governor of Maine.-Biography:... |
Republican | September 13, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | ||
| Llewellyn Powers Llewellyn Powers Llewellyn Powers was a U.S. Representative from Maine and the 44th Governor of Maine.Born in Pittsfield, Maine, Powers attended the common schools of Pittsfield and St... |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | ||
| George Washington Ladd | Greenback United States Greenback Party The Greenback Party was an American political party with an anti-monopoly ideology that was active between 1874 and 1884. Its name referred to paper money, or "greenbacks," that had been issued during the American Civil War and afterward... |
March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | ||
| used | 1883 – 1885 | |||
| Charles A. Boutelle Charles A. Boutelle Charles A. Boutelle was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress from the 4th Congressional District of Maine. He remains the second longest-serving U.S... |
Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1901 | Redistricted from the , resigned | |
| Vacant | March 4, 1901 – April 8, 1901 | |||
| Llewellyn Powers Llewellyn Powers Llewellyn Powers was a U.S. Representative from Maine and the 44th Governor of Maine.Born in Pittsfield, Maine, Powers attended the common schools of Pittsfield and St... |
Republican | April 8, 1901 – July 28, 1908 | died | |
| Vacant | July 28, 1908 – November 3, 1908 | |||
| Frank E. Guernsey Frank E. Guernsey Frank Edward Guernsey was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Dover, Maine, Guernsey attended the common schools, Foxcroft Academy, Eastern Maine Conference Seminary, Bucksport, Maine, Wesleyan Seminary, Kents Hill, Maine, and Eastman's College, Poughkeepsie, New York.He studied law.He was... |
Republican | November 3, 1908 – March 3, 1917 | ||
| Ira G. Hersey Ira G. Hersey Ira G. Hersey was a politician from the U.S. state of Maine, serving in the Maine House of Representatives, the Maine State Senate, and as United States Representative from Maine.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1929 | ||
| Donald F. Snow Donald F. Snow Donald Francis Snow was a member of the US House of Representatives from Maine. He was born in Bangor, Maine on September 6, 1877. He attended the public schools of his native city and was graduated from Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine, in 1901. He later attended the law school of the... |
Republican | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | ||
| District eliminated | 1933 | |||
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |