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Rhode Island's at-large congressional district

The Rhode Island at-large congressional district is currently obsolete, with representation divided into two districts.

Rhode Island's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1790
Eliminated1840
Years active1790–1843

From 1790 to 1843, Rhode Island elected members to the United States House of Representatives at-large:

  • From 1790 to 1793, one member represented the state.
  • From 1793 to 1843, two members represented the state at-large.

List of members representing the district

Cong
ress		YearsSeat ASeat B
RepresentativePartyElectoral historyRepresentativePartyElectoral history
1stAugust 31, 1790 –
March 3, 1791
Benjamin Bourne
(Bristol)		Pro-AdminElected in August 1790.
Re-elected in October 1790.
Re-elected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Re-elected in 1796, but declined the seat and resigned.		Seat created in 1793
2ndMarch 3, 1791 –
March 3, 1793
3rdMarch 3, 1793 –
March 3, 1795
Francis Malbone
(Newport)		Pro-AdminElected in 1792.
Re-elected in 1794.
Retired.
4thMarch 4, 1795 –
1796		FederalistFederalist
1796 –
November 15, 1796		Vacant
November 15, 1796 –
March 3, 1797
Elisha Reynolds Potter
(Kingston)		FederalistElected to finish Bourne's term and to the next term.
Resigned.
5thMarch 4, 1797 –
1797
Christopher G. Champlin
(Newport)		FederalistElected in 1796.
Re-elected in 1798.
Lost re-election.
1797 –
November 13, 1797		Vacant
November 13, 1797 –
March 3, 1799		Thomas Tillinghast
(East Greenwich)		FederalistElected to finish Potter's term.
Lost re-election.
6thMarch 4, 1799 –
March 3, 1801
John Brown
(Providence)		FederalistElected in 1798.
Lost re-election.
7thMarch 4, 1801 –
March 3, 1803		Joseph Stanton Jr.
(Charlestown)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1800.
Re-elected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Retired.		Thomas Tillinghast
(East Greenwich)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1800.
Lost re-election.
8thMarch 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1805		Nehemiah Knight
(Cranston)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1802.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Died.
9thMarch 4, 1805 –
March 3, 1807
10thMarch 4, 1807 –
March 3, 1808
Isaac Wilbour
(Little Compton)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1806.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1808 –
June 13, 1808
June 13, 1808 –
November 11, 1808		Vacant
November 11, 1808 –
March 3, 1809
Richard Jackson Jr.
(Providence)		FederalistElected August 30, 1808 to finish Knight's term and seated November 11, 1808.
Also elected the same day to the next term.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Retired.
11thMarch 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1811
Elisha Reynolds Potter
(Kingston)		FederalistElected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Re-elected in 1812.
Retired.
12thMarch 4, 1811 –
March 3, 1813
13thMarch 4, 1813 –
March 3, 1815
14thMarch 4, 1815 –
March 3, 1817		John Linscom Boss Jr.
(Newport)		FederalistElected in 1814.
Elected in 1816.
Retired.
James Brown Mason
(Providence)		FederalistElected in 1814.
Elected in 1816.
Retired.
15thMarch 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1819
16thMarch 4, 1819 –
December 17, 1820
Samuel Eddy
(Providence)		Democratic-Republican[a]Elected in 1818.
Re-elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Lost re-election.		Nathaniel Hazard
(Newport)		Democratic-RepublicanElected in 1818.
Lost re-election then died.
December 17, 1820 –
March 3, 1821		Vacant
17thMarch 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		Job Durfee
(Tiverton)		Democratic-Republican[a]Elected in 1820.
Re-elected in 1822.
Lost re-election.
18thMarch 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825
19thMarch 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
Tristam Burges
(Providence)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1825.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Lost re-election.		Dutee Jerauld Pearce
(Newport)		Anti-JacksonianElected in 1825 on the second ballot.
Re-elected in 1827.
Re-elected in 1829.
Re-elected in 1831.
Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Lost re-election.
20thMarch 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1829
21stMarch 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831
22ndMarch 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833
23rdMarch 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835		Anti-Masonic
24thMarch 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837
William Sprague III
(Natick)		WhigElected in 1835.
Retired.
25thMarch 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		Robert B. Cranston
(Newport)		WhigElected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.		Joseph L. Tillinghast
(Providence)		WhigElected in 1837.
Re-elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
26thMarch 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1841
27thMarch 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843

Modern history

Many 2020 census projections estimated Rhode Island would lose its second congressional district, bringing the at-large district back into existence.[1][2] However, this proved not to be the case, and Rhode Island retained its current districts.[3]

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References

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