Member (District home) |
Party |
Years |
Cong ress |
Electoral history |
District location |
District created March 4, 1789 |
Theodore Sedgwick (Stockbridge) |
Pro-Administration |
March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 |
1st 2nd |
Elected in 1789. Re-elected in 1790. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
1789–1793 Berkshire County |
Henry Dearborn (Gardiner) |
Anti-Administration |
March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 (General ticket) |
3rd |
Elected in 1793 on the second ballot as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from Lincoln, Hancock, and Washington Counties. Redistricted to the 12th district. |
1793–1795 District of Maine |
Peleg Wadsworth (Portland) |
Pro-Administration |
Elected in 1793 on the third ballot as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from Cumberland County. Redistricted to the 13th district. |
George Thatcher (Biddeford) |
Pro-Administration |
Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1792 as part of a three-seat general ticket, representing the district from York County. Redistricted to the 14th district. |
Dwight Foster (Brookfield) |
Federalist |
March 4, 1795 – June 6, 1800 |
4th 5th 6th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1794. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Resigned when elected U.S. Senator. |
1795–1803 "4th Western district" |
Vacant |
June 6, 1800 – December 15, 1800 |
6th |
|
Levi Lincoln Sr. (Worcester) |
Democratic-Republican |
December 15, 1800 – March 5, 1801 |
6th 7th |
Elected in 1800. Later elected to finish Foster's term. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney General. |
Vacant |
March 5, 1801 – August 24, 1801 |
7th |
|
Seth Hastings (Mendon) |
Federalist |
August 24, 1801 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected to finish Lincoln's term and seated January 11, 1802.[5] Redistricted to the 10th district. |
Joseph Bradley Varnum (Dracut) |
Democratic-Republican |
March 4, 1803 – June 29, 1811 |
8th 9th 10th 11th 12th |
Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Resigned on election to U.S. Senate. |
1803–1823 "Middlesex district" |
Vacant |
June 29, 1811 – November 4, 1811 |
12th |
|
William M. Richardson (Groton) |
Democratic-Republican |
November 4, 1811 – April 18, 1814 |
12th 13th |
Elected to finish Varnum's term. Re-elected in 1812. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney. |
Vacant |
April 18, 1814 – September 22, 1814 |
13th |
|
Samuel Dana (Groton) |
Democratic-Republican |
September 22, 1814 – March 3, 1815 |
Elected May 23, 1814, to finish Richardson's term. (Seated September 22, 1814.[6]) Lost re-election. |
Asahel Stearns (Charlestown) |
Federalist |
March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th |
Elected in 1814. Lost re-election. |
Timothy Fuller (Boston) |
Democratic-Republican[lower-alpha 1] |
March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1825 |
15th 16th 17th 18th |
Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Re-elected in 1820. Re-elected in 1822. [data missing] |
1823–1833 "Middlesex district" |
Edward Everett (Charlestown) |
Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1835 |
19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd |
Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Re-elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Retired. |
1833–1843 [data missing] |
Samuel Hoar (Concord) |
Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th |
Elected in 1834. Lost re-election. |
William Parmenter (Cambridge) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1845 |
25th 26th 27th 28th |
Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Re-elected in 1842. Lost re-election. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
Benjamin Thompson (Charlestown) |
Whig |
March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th |
Elected on the second ballot in 1844. Retired. |
John G. Palfrey (Cambridge) |
Whig |
March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
30th |
Elected in 1846. Lost re-election. |
Vacant |
March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
31st |
No candidate received the needed majority of votes in twelve runnings of the 1848 election. |
Benjamin Thompson (Charlestown) |
Whig |
March 4, 1851 – September 24, 1852 |
32nd |
Elected in 1850. Died. |
Vacant |
September 25, 1852 – December 12, 1852 |
|
Lorenzo Sabine (Framingham) |
Whig |
December 13, 1852 – March 3, 1853 |
Elected to finish Thompson's term. Retired. |
Samuel H. Walley (Roxbury) |
Whig |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd |
Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. |
1853–1863 [data missing] |
Linus B. Comins (Boston) |
Know Nothing |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th 35th |
Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data missing] |
Republican |
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
Alexander H. Rice[7] (Boston) |
Republican |
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
36th 37th |
Elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
Samuel Hooper[8] (Boston) |
Republican |
March 4, 1863 – February 14, 1875 |
38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd |
Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Retired, but died before retirement. |
1863–1873 [data missing] |
1873–1883 [data missing] |
Vacant |
February 14, 1875 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd |
|
Rufus S. Frost (Chelsea) |
Republican |
March 4, 1875 – July 28, 1876 |
44th |
Elected in 1874. Election challenged by successor. |
Josiah G. Abbott (Boston) |
Democratic |
July 28, 1876 – March 3, 1877 |
Successfully challenged predecessor. Lost re-election. |
Leopold Morse[9][10] (Boston) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
45th 46th 47th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
Patrick A. Collins (Boston) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 |
48th 49th 50th |
Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired. |
1883–1893 [data missing] |
Joseph H. O'Neil (Boston) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 |
51st 52nd |
Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
Lewis D. Apsley (Hudson) |
Republican |
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897 |
53rd 54th |
Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Retired. |
1893–1903 [data missing] |
George W. Weymouth[11] (Fitchburg) |
Republican |
March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1901 |
55th 56th |
Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired. |
Charles Q. Tirrell[12] (Natick) |
Republican |
March 4, 1901 – July 31, 1910 |
57th 58th 59th 60th 61st |
Elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Died. |
1903–1913 [data missing] |
Vacant |
August 1, 1910 – November 8, 1910 |
61st |
|
John Joseph Mitchell (Marlborough) |
Democratic |
November 8, 1910 – March 3, 1911 |
Elected to finish Tirrell's term. Lost election to the next term. |
William H. Wilder (Gardner) |
Republican |
March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd |
Elected in 1910. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
Samuel Winslow (Worcester) |
Republican |
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925 |
63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th |
Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Retired. |
1913–1923 [data missing] |
1923–1933 [data missing] |
George R. Stobbs (Worcester) |
Republican |
March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 |
69th 70th 71st |
Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Retired. |
Pehr G. Holmes[13] (Worcester) |
Republican |
March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1947 |
72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th |
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. Lost re-election. |
1933–1943 [data missing] |
1943–1953 [data missing] |
Harold Donohue[14] (Worcester) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1973 |
80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd |
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. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
1953–1963 [data missing] |
1963–1973 [data missing] |
Robert Drinan (Newton) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 |
93rd 94th 95th 96th |
Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Retired after Pope John Paul II ordered all priests to withdraw from electoral politics. |
1973–1983 [data missing] |
Barney Frank[15] (Newton) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1981 – January 3, 2013 |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th |
Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Retired. |
1983–1993 [data missing] |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013
|
Joe Kennedy III (Newton) |
Democratic |
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 |
113th 114th 115th 116th |
Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
2013–2023
|
Jake Auchincloss (Newton) |
Democratic |
January 3, 2021 – present |
117th 118th |
Elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
2023–present
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