Maine's 6th congressional district

Maine's 6th congressional district is a former congressional district in Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820. It was eliminated in 1863. Its last congressman was Frederick A. Pike.

Maine's 6th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1821
Eliminated1863
Years active1821-1863

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYears ↑Cong
ress
Electoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1821
Joshua Cushman
(Winslow)
Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
17thRedistricted from Massachusetts's 19th district and re-elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 4th district.
1821 – 1823
Kennebec County (partial) and Somerset County[1]
Jeremiah O'Brien
(Machias)
Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18th
19th
20th
Elected in 1823 on the third ballot.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Lost re-election as a Jacksonian.
1823 – 1833
Hancock County (partial) and Washington County[2]
Anti-JacksonianMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829
Leonard Jarvis
(Ellsworth)
JacksonianMarch 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833
21st
22nd
Elected in April 1830 on the sixth ballot.[a]
Re-elected in September 1830.[b]
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Joseph Hall
(Camden)
JacksonianMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837
23rd
24th
Elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1834.
Retired.
1833 – 1843
[data missing]

Hugh J. Anderson
(Belfast)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841
25th
26th
Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
Retired.
Alfred Marshall
(China)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
27thElected in 1840.
Retired.

Hannibal Hamlin
(Hampden)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
28th
29th
Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.
1843 – 1853
[data missing]
James S. Wiley
(Dover)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849
30thElected in 1846.
Retired.

Charles Stetson
(Bangor)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851
31stElected in 1848.
Lost renomination.

Israel Washburn Jr.
(Orono)
WhigMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32ndElected in 1850.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
Thomas Fuller
(Calais)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857
33rd
34th
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1852.
Elected in 1854.
Retired.
1853 – 1863
[data missing]

Stephen Clark Foster
(Pembroke)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861
35th
36th
Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Retired.

Frederick A. Pike
(Calais)
RepublicanMarch 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863
37thElected in 1860.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
District eliminated March 3, 1863

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