Massachusetts's 12th congressional district

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district
Massachusetts's 12th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1795; 1880
Eliminated	1840; 1980
Years active	1795-1843; 1883-1983

Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 Census. Its last location was in south-eastern Massachusetts and its last Congressman was Gerry Studds, who was redistricted into the tenth district.

Cities and towns in the district[edit]

1790s–1830s[edit]

1880s–1900s[edit]

1910s[edit]

Suffolk County: Boston Wards 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 24.^[1]

1920s[edit]

Boston (Wards 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21).^[2]

1940s[edit]

Boston (Wards 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17).^[3]

1950s–1980s[edit]

List of members representing the district[edit]

Representative (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 4, 1795
Henry Dearborn (Gardiner, Maine)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	4th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1795. Lost re-election.	1795–1803 "1st Eastern district," District of Maine
Isaac Parker (Castine, Maine)	Federalist	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799	5th	Elected in 1797 on the third ballot. Retired.
Silas Lee (Wiscasset, Maine)	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – August 20, 1801	6th 7th	Elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Resigned.
Vacant		August 20, 1801 – December 6, 1802	7th
Samuel Thatcher (Warren, Maine)	Federalist	December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803	7th	Elected July 29, 1802 on the fifth ballot to finish Lee's term and seated December 6, 1802.^[4] Redistricted to the 16th district.
Thomson J. Skinner (Williamstown)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – August 10, 1804	8th	Elected in 1802. Resigned.	1803–1815 "Berkshire district"
Vacant		August 10, 1804 – November 5, 1804
Simon Larned (Pittsfield)	Democratic-Republican	November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805		Elected September 17, 1804 to finish Skinner's term and seated November 5, 1804.^[5] Retired.
Barnabas Bidwell (Monterey)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – July 13, 1807	9th 10th	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Resigned to become Massachusetts Attorney General.
Vacant		July 13, 1807 – November 2, 1807	10th
Ezekiel Bacon (Stockbridge)	Democratic-Republican	November 2, 1807 – March 3, 1813	10th 11th 12th	Elected sometime in 1807 to finish Bidwell's term and seated November 2, 1807.^[6] Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Retired.
Daniel Dewey (Williamstown)	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – February 24, 1814	13th	Elected in 1812. Resigned to become Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Vacant		February 24, 1814 – September 26, 1814
John W. Hulbert (Alford)	Federalist	September 26, 1814 – March 3, 1815		Elected August 4, 1814 to finish Dewey's term and seated September 26, 1814.^[7] Redistricted to the 7th district.
Solomon Strong (Northampton)	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819	14th 15th	Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Retired.	1815–1823 "Worcester North district"
Jonas Kendall (Leominster)	Federalist	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1818. Lost re-election.
Lewis Bigelow (Petersham)	Federalist	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1820. Lost re-election.
Francis Baylies (Taunton)	Jackson Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1825 on the second ballot. Lost re-election.	1823–1833 "Bristol district"
Francis Baylies (Taunton)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	18th 19th
James L. Hodges (Taunton)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833	20th 21st 22nd	Elected in 1827 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1832. Retired.
John Quincy Adams (Braintree)	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Redistricted to the 8th district.	1833–1843 [data unknown/missing]
John Quincy Adams (Braintree)	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843	23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th		1833–1843 [data unknown/missing]
District not used		March 3, 1843 – March 4, 1883
George D. Robinson (Chicopee)	Republican	March 4, 1883 – January 7, 1884	48th	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1882. Resigned to become Governor of Massachusetts.	1883–1893 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		January 7, 1884 – January 17, 1884	48th
Francis W. Rockwell (Pittsfield)	Republican	January 17, 1884 – March 3, 1891	48th 49th 50th 51st	Elected to finish Robinson's term Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Lost re-election.
John C. Crosby (Pittsfield)	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. Lost re-election.
Elijah A. Morse (Canton)	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired.	1893–1903 [data unknown/missing]
William C. Lovering (Taunton)	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	55th 56th 57th^[8]	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 14th district.	1893–1903 [data unknown/missing]
Samuel Leland Powers (Newton)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th^[9]	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1902. Retired.	1903–1913 [data unknown/missing]
John W. Weeks (Newton)	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913	59th 60th 61st 62nd^[10]	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 13th district.	1903–1913 [data unknown/missing]
James Michael Curley (Boston)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – February 4, 1914	63rd	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1912. Resigned to become Mayor of Boston.	1913–1933 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		February 4, 1914 – April 7, 1914	63rd
James A. Gallivan (Boston)	Democratic	April 7, 1914 – April 3, 1928	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	Elected to finish Curley's term. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Died.
Vacant		April 3, 1928 – November 6, 1928	70th
John W. McCormack (Boston)	Democratic	November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1963	70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected to finish Gallivan's term. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 9th district.
					1933–1943 [data unknown/missing]
					1943–1953 [data unknown/missing]
					1953–1963 [data unknown/missing]
Hastings Keith (West Bridgewater)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. [data unknown/missing]	1963–1973 [data unknown/missing]
Gerry Studds (Cohasset)	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1972 Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 10th district.	1973–1983 [data unknown/missing]
District eliminated January 3, 1983

Notes[edit]

^ "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916.
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1921), "Population of Congressional Districts", Population of Massachusetts as determined by the fourteenth census of the United States 1920, Boston: Wright & Potter
^ Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1941), "Population of Congressional Districts", Population of Massachusetts as determined by the sixteenth census of the United States, 1940, Boston: Wright & Potter, OCLC 10056477, House No. 2849
^ "Seventh Congress March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
^ "Eighth Congress March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1805". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
^ "Tenth Congress March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
^ "Thirteenth Congress March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
^ L.A. Coolidge (1897). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Fifth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
^ A.J. Halford (1903). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Eighth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
^ A.J. Halford (1909). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 60th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.

References[edit]

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
"Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 12". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Texas's 4th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House January 10, 1962 – January 3, 1963	Succeeded by Massachusetts's 9th congressional district

[directory1916-1] "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916.

[2] Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1921), "Population of Congressional Districts", Population of Massachusetts as determined by the fourteenth census of the United States 1920, Boston: Wright & Potter

[3] Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1941), "Population of Congressional Districts", Population of Massachusetts as determined by the sixteenth census of the United States, 1940, Boston: Wright & Potter, OCLC 10056477, House No. 2849

[4] "Seventh Congress March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.

[5] "Eighth Congress March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1805". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.

[6] "Tenth Congress March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.

[7] "Thirteenth Congress March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.

[directory1897-8] L.A. Coolidge (1897). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Fifth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.

[halford1903-9] A.J. Halford (1903). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Eighth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.

[directory1909-10] A.J. Halford (1909). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 60th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office.

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