Southwest Territory's At-large congressional district
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The Southwest Territory
, or the Territory South of the River Ohio was organized May 26, 1790. It received a non-voting delegate briefly from 1794-1796, and was then organized to form the State of Tennessee
June 1, 1796
Southwest Territory
The Territory South of the River Ohio, more commonly known as the Southwest Territory, was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 26, 1790, until June 1, 1796, when it was admitted to the United States as the State of Tennessee.The Southwest Territory was...
, or the Territory South of the River Ohio was organized May 26, 1790. It received a non-voting delegate briefly from 1794-1796, and was then organized to form the State of Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
June 1, 1796
| Delegate | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| James White James White (politician) James White was an American physician, lawyer, and politician. He was an early settler at Nashville, Tennessee and in Louisiana. He was a delegate for North Carolina in the Continental Congress and a non-voting member of the U.S. House for the Southwest Territory.White was born into a prosperous... |
September 3, 1794 - June 1, 1796 |