Vermont's 4th congressional district

Vermont's 4th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created in 1803. It was eliminated after the 1850 census. Its last congressman was Thomas Bartlett, Jr.

Vermont's 4th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1803
1821
1825
Eliminated1810
1820
1930
Years active1803–1813
1821–1823
1825–1853

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYears ↑Cong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1803

Martin Chittenden
(Williston)
FederalistMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1813
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
Elected on the third ballot in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Re-elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Retired to run for Governor of Vermont.
District inactiveMarch 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1821
13th
14th
15th
16th
Vermont elected its representatives statewide at-large.
Elias Keyes
(Stockbridge)
Democratic-RepublicanMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823
17thElected in 1820.
Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
District inactiveMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
18thVermont elected its representatives statewide at-large.

Ezra Meech
(Shelburn)
JacksonianMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
19thElected in 1824.
Lost re-election.

Benjamin Swift
(St. Albans)
Anti-JacksonianMarch 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831
20th
21st
Elected in 1827 on the third ballot.
Re-elected in 1828.
Retired.

Heman Allen (of Milton)
(Burlington)
Anti-JacksonianMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1837
22nd
23rd
24th
25th
Elected late in 1832.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1834.
Re-elected in 1836.
Lost re-election.
WhigMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839

John Smith
(St. Albans)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
26thElected in 1838.
Lost re-election.
Augustus Young
(Johnson)
WhigMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843
27thElected in 1840.
Retired.

Paul Dillingham Jr.
(Waterbury)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847
28th
29th
Elected in 1843.
Re-elected in 1844.
Retired.

Lucius B. Peck
(Montpelier)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851
30th
31st
Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Retired to run for Governor of Vermont.

Thomas Bartlett Jr.
(Lyndon)
DemocraticMarch 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853
32ndElected in 1850.
Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
District dissolved March 4, 1853

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present