United States Congressional Delegations from Massachusetts
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These are complete tables of congressional delegations from Massachusetts to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. All twelve members of the current delegation are Democrats — no Republican has been elected to Congress from Massachusetts since 1994.

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Contents

United States Senate

See also: List of United States Senators from Massachusetts
Class 1 Senators Congress Class 2 Senators
Tristram Dalton
(Pro-Admin)		 1st (1789–1791) Caleb Strong
(Pro-Admin)
George Cabot
(Pro-Admin)		 2nd (1791–1793)
3rd (1793–1795)
4th (1795–1797)
Benjamin Goodhue (F) Theodore Sedgwick (F)
5th (1797–1799)
6th (1799–1801) Samuel Dexter (F)
Jonathan Mason (F) Dwight Foster (F)
7th (1801–1803)
John Quincy Adams (F) 8th (1803–1805) Timothy Pickering (F)
9th (1805–1807)
10th (1807–1809)
James Lloyd (F)
11th (1809–1811)
12th (1811–1813) Joseph B. Varnum (D-R)
13th (1813–1815)
Christopher Gore (F)
14th (1815–1817)
Eli P. Ashmun (F)
15th (1817–1819) Harrison Gray Otis (F)
Prentiss Mellen (F)
16th (1819–1821)
Elijah H. Mills (F)
17th (1821–1823)
James Lloyd (F)
18th (1823–1825)
19th (1825–1827)
Nathaniel Silsbee
(Adams)
Daniel Webster 20th (1827–1829)
21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833)
23rd (1833–1835)
24th (1835–1837) John Davis (W)
25th (1837–1839)
26th (1839–1841)
Isaac C. Bates (W)
Rufus Choate (W) 27th (1841–1843)
28th (1843–1845)
Daniel Webster (W) 29th (1845–1847)
John Davis (W)
30th (1847–1849)
31st (1849–1851)
Robert C. Winthrop (W)
Robert Rantoul, Jr. (D)
Charles Sumner (R) 32nd (1851–1853)
33rd (1853–1855) Edward Everett (W)
Julius Rockwell (W)
Henry Wilson (R)
34th (1855–1857)
35th (1857–1859)
36th (1859–1861)
37th (1861–1863)
38th (1863–1865)
39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869)
41st (1869–1871)
42nd (1871–1873)
43rd (1873–1875) George S. Boutwell (R)
William B. Washburn (R)
Henry L. Dawes (R) 44th (1875–1877)
45th (1877–1879) George F. Hoar (R)
46th (1879–1881)
47th (1881–1883)
48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887)
50th (1887–1889)
51st (1889–1891)
52nd (1891–1893)
Henry Cabot Lodge (R) 53rd (1893–1895)
54th (1895–1897)
55th (1897–1899)
56th (1899–1901)
57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905)
Winthrop Murray Crane (R)
59th (1905–1907)
60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911)
62nd (1911–1913)
63rd (1913–1915) John W. Weeks (R)
64th (1915–1917)
65th (1917–1919)
66th (1919–1921) David I. Walsh (D)
67th (1921–1923)
68th (1923–1925)
William M. Butler (R)
69th (1925–1927) Frederick H. Gillett (R)
David I. Walsh (D)
70th (1927–1929)
71st (1929–1931)
72nd (1931–1933) Marcus A. Coolidge (D)
73rd (1933–1935)
74th (1935–1937)
75th (1937–1939) Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R)
76th (1939–1941)
77th (1941–1943)
78th (1943–1945)
Sinclair Weeks (R)
79th (1945–1947) Leverett Saltonstall (R)
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R) 80th (1947–1949)
81st (1949–1951)
82nd (1951–1953)
John F. Kennedy (D) 83rd (1953–1955)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)
Benjamin A. Smith II (D)
87th (1961–1963)
Edward Kennedy (D)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)
90th (1967–1969) Edward W. Brooke III (R)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975)
94th (1975–1977)
95th (1977–1979)
96th (1979–1981) Paul Tsongas (D)
97th (1981–1983)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987) John Kerry (D)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995)
104th (1995–1997)
105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)

United States House of Representatives

See also: List of United States Representatives from Massachusetts

1789–1793: 8 seats

Article I of the United States Constitution allocated 8 seats to Massachusetts.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
1st
1789–1791		 Fisher Ames (Pro-Admin) Benjamin Goodhue (Pro-Admin) Elbridge Gerry (Anti-Admin) Theodore Sedgwick (Pro-Admin) George Partridge (Pro-Admin) George Thatcher (Pro-Admin) (Maine district) George Leonard (Pro-Admin) Jonathan Grout (Anti-Admin)
2nd
1791–1793		 Shearjashub Bourne (Pro-Admin) George Leonard (Pro-Admin) Artemas Ward (Pro-Admin) George Thatcher (Pro-Admin) (Maine district)

1793–1803: 14 seats

After the 1790 Census, Massachusetts had 14 seats. From 1793 to 1795, Massachusetts apportioned 13 of its 14 seats into 4 districts, elected on a Plural ticket; the remaining seat was elected At-large. In 1795, however, it returned to single-Representative districts.

Congress District
1st
(General ticket)		 2nd
(General ticket)		 3rd
(General ticket)		 Maine district At-large
4th
(General ticket)
3rd
1793–1795		 Fisher Ames (Pro-Admin) Samuel Dexter (Pro-Admin) Benjamin Goodhue (Pro-Admin) Samuel Holten (Anti-Admin) Dwight Foster (Pro-Admin) William Lyman (Anti-Admin) Theodore Sedgwick (Pro-Admin) Artemas Ward (Pro-Admin) Shearjashub Bourne (Pro-Admin) Peleg Coffin, Jr. (Pro-Admin) Henry Dearborn (Anti-Admin) George Thatcher (Pro-Admin) Peleg Wadsworth (Pro-Admin) David Cobb (Pro-Admin)
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th Maine district
12th 13th 14th
4th
1795–1797		 Theodore Sedgwick (F) William Lyman (D-R) Samuel Lyman (F) Dwight Foster (F) Nathaniel Freeman, Jr. (D-R) John Reed, Sr. (F) George Leonard (F) Fisher Ames (F) Joseph Bradley Varnum (D-R) Benjamin Goodhue (F) Theophilus Bradbury (F) Henry Dearborn (D-R) Peleg Wadsworth (F) George Thatcher (F)
Thomson J. Skinner (D-R) Samuel Sewall (F)
5th
1797–1799		 William Shepard (F) Stephen Bullock (F) Harrison Gray Otis (F) Isaac Parker (F)
Bailey Bartlett (F)
6th
1799–1801		 Theodore Sedgwick (F) Lemuel Williams (F) Phanuel Bishop (D-R) Silas Lee (F)
Ebenezer Mattoon (F) Levi Lincoln, Sr. (D-R) Nathan Read (F)
7th
1801–1803		 John Bacon (D-R) Seth Hastings (F) Josiah Smith (D-R) William Eustis (D-R) Manasseh Cutler (F) Richard Cutts (D-R)
Samuel Thatcher (F)

1803–1813: 17 seats

After the 1800 Census, Massachusetts had 17 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Maine district
14th 15th 16th 17th
8th
1803–1805		 William Eustis (D-R) Jacob Crowninshield (D-R) Manasseh Cutler (F) Joseph Bradley Varnum (D-R) Thomas Dwight (F) Samuel Taggart (F) Nahum Mitchell (F) Lemuel Williams (F) Phanuel Bishop (D-R) Seth Hastings (F) William Stedman (F) Thomson Skinner (D-R) Ebenezer Seaver (D-R) Richard Cutts (D-R) Peleg Wadsworth (F) Samuel Thatcher (F) Phineas Bruce (F)
Simon Larned (D-R)
9th
1805–1807		 Josiah Quincy III (F) Jeremiah Nelson (F) William Ely (F) Joseph Barker (D-R) Isaiah L. Green (D-R) Barnabas Bidwell (D-R) Orchard Cook (D-R) John Chandler (D-R)
10th
1807–1809		 Edward St. Loe Livermore (F) Josiah Dean (D-R) Jabez Upham (F) Ezekiel Bacon (D-R) Daniel Ilsley (D-R)
Joseph Story (D-R)
11th
1809–1811		 Benjamin Pickman, Jr. (F) Charles Turner, Jr. (D-R) Gideon Gardner (D-R) Laban Wheaton (F) Ezekiel Whitman (F) Barzillai Gannett (D-R)
William Baylies (F) Joseph Allen (F) Abijah Bigelow (F)
12th
1811–1813		 William Reed (F) Leonard White (F) William M. Richardson (D-R) Charles Turner, Jr. (D-R) Isaiah L. Green (D-R) Elijah Brigham (F) William Widgery (D-R) Peleg Tallman (D-R) Francis Carr (D-R)

1813–1823: 20 seats, then 13 seats

After the 1810 Census, Massachusetts had 20 seats. The three new seats were all added in the Maine district. On March 15, 1820, Maine became a state and was allocated 7 of Massachusetts's seats, so Massachusetts was left with 13 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Maine district
14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
13th
1813–1815		 Artemas Ward, Jr. (F) William Reed (F) Timothy Pickering (F) William M. Richardson (D-R) William Ely (F) Samuel Taggart (F) William Baylies (F) John Reed, Jr. (F) Laban Wheaton (F) Elijah Brigham (F) Abijah Bigelow (F) Daniel Dewey (F) Nathaniel Ruggles (F) Cyrus King (F) George Bradbury (F) Samuel Davis (F) Abiel Wood (D-R) John Wilson (F) James Parker (D-R) Levi Hubbard (D-R)
Samuel Dana (D-R) John W. Hulbert (F)
14th
1815–1817		 Timothy Pickering (F) Jeremiah Nelson (F) Asahel Stearns (F) Elijah H. Mills (F) John W. Hulbert (F) William Baylies (F) John Reed, Jr. (F) Laban Wheaton (F) Elijah Brigham (F) Solomon Strong (F) Nathaniel Ruggles (F) Benjamin Brown (F) James Carr (F) Thomas Rice (F) Samuel S. Conner (D-R) Albion K. Parris (D-R)
Benjamin Adams (F)
15th
1817–1819		 Jonathan Mason (F) Nathaniel Silsbee (D-R) Timothy Fuller (D-R) Samuel C. Allen (F) Henry Shaw (D-R) Zabdiel Sampson (D-R) Walter Folger, Jr. (D-R) Marcus Morton (D-R) John Holmes (D-R) Ezekiel Whitman (F) Benjamin Orr (F) John Wilson (F) Joshua Gage (D-R)
Enoch Lincoln (D-R)
16th
1819–1821		 Samuel Lathrop (F) Jonas Kendall (F) Edward Dowse (D-R) Mark Langdon Hill (D-R) Martin Kinsley (D-R) James Parker (D-R) Joshua Cushman (D-R)
Benjamin Gorham (D-R) Aaron Hobart (D-R) William Eustis (D-R) vacant
Maine District split
17th
1821–1823		 Gideon Barstow (D-R) Henry W. Dwight (F) John Reed, Jr. (F) Francis Baylies (F) Jonathan Russell (D-R) Lewis Bigelow (F)

1823–1833: 13 seats

The 1820 census kept the apportionment at 13.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th
18th
1823–1825		 Daniel Webster (Ad-Clay F) Benjamin W. Crowninshield (Ad-Clay D-R) Jeremiah Nelson (AdClay F) Timothy Fuller (Ad-Clay D-R) Jonas Sibley (Ad-Clay D-R) John Locke (Ad-Clay D-R) Samuel C. Allen (Ad-Clay F) Samuel Lathrop (Ad-Clay F) Henry W. Dwight (Ad-Clay F) John Bailey (Ad-Clay D-R) Aaron Hobart (Ad-Clay D-R) Francis Baylies (J) John Reed, Jr. (Ad-Clay

F)
19th
1825–1827		 Daniel Webster (Adams) Benjamin W. Crowninshield (Adams)) John Varnum (Adams) Edward Everett (Adams) John Davis (Adams) John Locke (Adams) Samuel C. Allen (Adams) Samuel Lathrop (Adams) Henry W. Dwight (Adams) John Bailey ((Adams) Aaron Hobart (Adams) John Reed, Jr. (Adams)
20th
1827–1829		 Benjamin Gorham (Adams) Isaac C. Bates (Adams) Joseph Richardson (Adams) James L. Hodges (Adams)
21st
1829–1831		 Benjamin Gorham (Anti-J) Benjamin W. Crowninshield (Anti-J) John Varnum (Anti-J) Edward Everett (Anti-J) John Davis (Anti-J) Joseph G. Kendall (Anti-J) George Grennell, Jr. (Anti-J) Isaac C. Bates (Anti-J) Henry W. Dwight (Anti-J) John Bailey (Anti-J) Joseph Richardson (Anti-J) James L. Hodges (Anti-J) John Reed, Jr. (Anti-J)
22nd
1831–1833		 Nathan Appleton (Anti-J) Rufus Choate (Anti-J) Jeremiah Nelson (Anti-J) George N. Briggs (Anti-J) Henry A. S. Dearborn (Anti-J) John Quincy Adams (Anti-J)

1833–1843: 12 seats

After the 1830 Census, Massachusetts had 12 seats.

Congress District
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th