History / Congress

Massachusetts's 16th congressional district

20 members have held this seat since Oct 17, 1803. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
20
15 R · 4 F · 1 D
Longest tenure
23 months
Joseph Walsh
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/ma-16Every holder, newest first
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18201840186018801900192019401960198020002020Samuel Thatcher · 1803-10-17 – 1805-03-04 · FederalistOrchard Cook · 1805-12-02 – 1807-03-04 · RepublicanOrchard Cook · 1807-10-26 – 1809-03-04 · RepublicanOrchard Cook · 1809-05-22 – 1811-03-04 · RepublicanPeleg Tallman · 1811-11-04 – 1813-03-04 · RepublicanSamuel Davis · 1813-05-24 – 1815-03-04 · FederalistBenjamin Brown · 1815-12-04 – 1817-03-04 · FederalistBenjamin Orr · 1817-12-01 – 1819-03-04 · FederalistMark Langdon Hill · 1819-12-06 – 1821-03-04 · RepublicanThomas Chandler Thacher · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratJoseph Walsh · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · RepublicanJoseph Walsh · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · RepublicanJoseph Walsh · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · RepublicanJoseph Walsh · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Laceille Gifford · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Laceille Gifford · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · RepublicanCharles Laceille Gifford · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Laceille Gifford · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Laceille Gifford · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · RepublicanCharles Laceille Gifford · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · Republican
Charles Laceille Gifford R
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
Charles Laceille Gifford R
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
Charles Laceille Gifford R
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
Charles Laceille Gifford R
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
Charles Laceille Gifford R
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
Joseph Walsh R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Charles Laceille Gifford R
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
Joseph Walsh R
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
Joseph Walsh R
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
Joseph Walsh R
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
Thomas Chandler Thacher D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months
Mark Langdon Hill R
Dec 6, 1819 – Mar 4, 1821 · 15 months
Benjamin Orr F
Dec 1, 1817 – Mar 4, 1819 · 15 months
Benjamin Brown F
Dec 4, 1815 – Mar 4, 1817 · 15 months
Samuel Davis F
May 24, 1813 – Mar 4, 1815 · 21 months
Peleg Tallman R
Nov 4, 1811 – Mar 4, 1813 · 16 months
Orchard Cook R
May 22, 1809 – Mar 4, 1811 · 21 months
Orchard Cook R
Oct 26, 1807 – Mar 4, 1809 · 16 months
Orchard Cook R
Dec 2, 1805 – Mar 4, 1807 · 15 months
Samuel Thatcher F
Oct 17, 1803 – Mar 4, 1805 · 17 months

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