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California's at-large congressional district

22 members have held this seat since Dec 3, 1849. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
22
14 D · 7 R · 1 I
Longest tenure
20 months
Frederick Ferdinand Low
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/ca-alEvery holder, newest first
+22
186018801900192019401960198020002020Edward Gilbert · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratEdward Colston Marshall · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratMilton Slocum Latham · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratJames William Denver · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Chambers McKibbin · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratJohn Chilton Burch · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratFrederick Ferdinand Low · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Bowles Shannon · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · RepublicanJohn Raglan Glascock · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratHenry Zenas Osborne · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanGeorge Washington Wright · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · IndependentJoseph Walker McCorkle · 1851-12-01 – 1853-03-04 · DemocratJames Alexander McDougall · 1853-12-05 – 1855-03-04 · DemocratPhilemon Thomas Herbert · 1855-12-03 – 1857-03-04 · DemocratCharles Lewis Scott · 1857-12-07 – 1859-03-04 · DemocratCharles Lewis Scott · 1859-12-05 – 1861-03-04 · DemocratTimothy Guy Phelps · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · RepublicanCornelius Cole · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Allen Sumner · 1883-12-03 – 1885-03-04 · DemocratAbijah Gilbert · 1849-12-03 – 1851-03-04 · DemocratAaron Augustus Sargent · 1861-07-04 – 1863-03-04 · RepublicanWilliam Higby · 1863-12-07 – 1865-03-04 · Republican
Henry Zenas Osborne R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
John Raglan Glascock D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Charles Allen Sumner D
Dec 3, 1883 – Mar 4, 1885 · 15 months
Thomas Bowles Shannon R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Cornelius Cole R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
William Higby R
Dec 7, 1863 – Mar 4, 1865 · 15 months
Frederick Ferdinand Low R
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
Timothy Guy Phelps R
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
Aaron Augustus Sargent R
Jul 4, 1861 – Mar 4, 1863 · 20 months
John Chilton Burch D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Charles Lewis Scott D
Dec 5, 1859 – Mar 4, 1861 · 15 months
Joseph Chambers McKibbin D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
Charles Lewis Scott D
Dec 7, 1857 – Mar 4, 1859 · 15 months
James William Denver D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Philemon Thomas Herbert D
Dec 3, 1855 – Mar 4, 1857 · 15 months
Milton Slocum Latham D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
James Alexander McDougall D
Dec 5, 1853 – Mar 4, 1855 · 15 months
Edward Colston Marshall D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Joseph Walker McCorkle D
Dec 1, 1851 – Mar 4, 1853 · 15 months
Edward Gilbert D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
George Washington Wright I
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months
Abijah Gilbert D
Dec 3, 1849 – Mar 4, 1851 · 15 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.