Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district

List of delegates representing the district

Delegate Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history
District created July 3, 1836
Vacant July 3, 1836 –
January 26, 1837
24th

George Wallace Jones
Jacksonian January 26, 1837 –
March 3, 1837
24th
25th
Redistricted from the Michigan Territory and re-elected in 1836.
Election invalidated.
Democratic March 4, 1837 –
January 14, 1839

James D. Doty
Democratic January 14, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
25th
26th
Elected in 1838.
Retired.

Henry Dodge
Democratic March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1845
27th
28th
Elected in 1840.
Re-elected in 1842.
Retired to become Governor of Wisconsin Territory.

Morgan L. Martin
Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847
29th Elected in 1844.
Lost re-election.

John H. Tweedy
Whig March 4, 1847 –
May 28, 1848
30th Elected in 1846.
Resigned.
Vacant May 29, 1848 –
October 29, 1848

Henry H. Sibley
Democratic October 30, 1848 –
March 3, 1849
Elected to finish Tweedy's term.
Redistricted to the Minnesota Territory.
District eliminated March 3, 1849

The district was eliminated with the creation of the Minnesota Territory on March 2, 1849. However, Henry Sibley continued to serve out his term as the Delegate from the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849 making the district's effective elimination on March 3, 1849 the conclusion of the Congress.

See also

References

  • "Our Campaigns - WI Territorial Delegate". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.

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