MASSACHUSETTS'S 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

'Massachusetts's first congressional district' is in western and central Massachusetts. The largest Massachusetts district in area, it covers about one-third of the state and is more rural than the rest. It has the state's highest point, Mount Greylock.
John Olver, a Democrat from Amherst, has represented the district since June 1991.

Contents

Cities and towns currently in the district

History

Representatives

Election results

External Links

Cities and towns currently in the district

The district contains all of Berkshire County and Franklin County as well the following towns and cities:
In Hampden County:
:Blandford, Chester, Granville, Holyoke, Montgomery, Russell, Southwick, Tolland, Westfield, West Springfield.
In Hampshire County:
:Amherst, Belchertown, Chesterfield, Cummington, Easthampton, Goshen, Granby, Hatfield, Huntington, Middlefield, Pelham, Plainfield, Southampton, Ware, Westhampton, Williamsburg, Worthington.
In Middlesex County:
:Ashby, Pepperell, Townsend.
In Worcester County:
:Ashburnham, Athol, Barre, Fitchburg, Gardner, Hardwick, Hubbardston, Leominster, Lunenburg, New Braintree, Oakham, Petersham, Phillipston, Royalston, Sterling, Templeton, West Brookfield, Westminster, Winchendon.

History

When the First District was originally created it covered part of eastern Massachusetts, generally south of Boston.

Representatives

Representative	Party	Years ↑	District home	Note
Fisher Ames	Pro-Administration	March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793	Dedham
		General ticket, March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795		Retired
Samuel Dexter	Pro-Administration		Lunenburg
Benjamin Goodhue	Pro-Administration		Salem	Resigned to become U.S. Senator
Samuel Holten	Anti-Administration		Danvers
Theodore Sedgwick	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – June 1796	Stockbridge	Resigned
Vacant		June 1796 – January 271797
Thomson J. Skinner	Democratic-Republican	January 27, 1797 – March 3, 1799
Theodore Sedgwick	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – March 3, 1801	Stockbridge
John Bacon	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1801 – March 3, 1803	Stockbridge
William Eustis	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805		Lost reelection
Josiah Quincy III	Federalist	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1813	Boston
Artemas Ward, Jr.	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Charlestown
Jonathan Mason	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – May 15, 1820		Resigned to pursue law practice
Vacant		May 15, 1820 – November 6, 1820
Benjamin Gorham	Federalist	November 6, 1820 – March 3, 1823	Charlestown
Daniel Webster	Adams-Clay Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Boston
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – May 30, 1827		Resigned to become U.S. Senator
Vacant		May 30, 1827 – July 23, 1827
Benjamin Gorham	Anti-Jacksonian	July 23, 1827 – March 3, 1831	Charlestown
Nathan Appleton	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Lowell	Retired
Benjamin Gorham	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Charlestown
Abbott Lawrence	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Richard Fletcher	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	Boston	Retired
Abbott Lawrence	Whig	March 4, 1839 – September 18, 1840		Resigned
Vacant		September 18, 1840 – November 9, 1840
Robert C. Winthrop	Whig	November 9, 1840 – May 25, 1842	Boston	Resigned
Vacant		May 25, 1842 – June 9, 1842
Nathan Appleton	Whig	June 9, 1842 – September 28, 1842	Lowell	Resigned
Vacant		September 28, 1842 – November 29, 1842
Robert C. Winthrop	Whig	November 29, 1842 – July 30, 1850	Boston	Resigned to become U.S. Senator
Vacant		July 30, 1850 – August 22, 1850
Samuel A. Eliot	Whig	August 22, 1850 – March 3, 1851	Boston	Retired
William Appleton	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Brookfield	Moved to
Zeno Scudder	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1854	Osterville	Moved from Retired because of injury
Vacant		March 4 1854 – April 17 1854
Thomas D. Eliot	Whig	April 17, 1854 – March 3, 1855	New Bedford	Retired
Robert B. Hall	American (Know Nothing)	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Plymouth
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
Thomas D. Eliot	Republican	March 4 1859 – March 3 1869	New Bedford	Retired
James Buffinton	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 7, 1875	Fall River	Died
Vacant		March 7, 1875 – November 2, 1875
William W. Crapo	Republican	November 2, 1875 – March 31883	New Bedford	Retired
Robert T. Davis	Republican	March 41883 – March 3, 1889	Fall River	Retired
Charles S. Randall	Republican	March 41889 – March 31893	New Bedford	Moved to
Ashley B. Wright	Republican	March 4, 1893 – August 14, 1897	Hinsdale	Died
Vacant		August 14, 1897 – November 2, 1897
George P. Lawrence	Republican	November 2, 1897 – March 3, 1913	North Adams	Retired
Allen T. Treadway	Republican	March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1945	Stockbridge	Retired
John W. Heselton	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1959	Deerfield	Retired
Silvio O. Conte	Republican	January 3, 1959 – February 8, 1991	Pittsfield	Died
Vacant		February 8, 1991 – June 4, 1991
John Olver	Democratic	June 4, 1991 – Present	Amherst	Incumbent
Representative	Party	Years ↑	District home	Note

Election results

External Links

★ CNN.com 2004 election results


★ CNN.com 2006 election results