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Massachusetts's 10th congressional district

The Massachusetts 10th District is a political constituency that includes parts of the South Shore of Massachusetts, and includes all of Cape Cod and the islands. The tenth district has existed since 1795. It is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by Bill Delahunt.

Cities and Towns in the District

The district includes:

Abington, Carver, Duxbury, Hanover, Hanson, Pct. 1, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marshfield, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rockland, Scituate, and

Cohasset, Quincy, Weymouth


Representatives

Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created 1795
Benjamin Goodhue Federalist March 41795 – June 111796 Redistricted from the , resigned after election to US Senate
Vacant June 111796 - December 71796
Samuel Sewall Federalist December 71796 – January 101800 resigned
Vacant January 101800 - November 251800
Nathan Read Federalist November 251800 – March 31803

Seth Hastings Federalist March 41803 – March 31807 Redistricted from the
Jabez Upham Federalist March 41807 - 1810 Brookfield Resigned
Vacant 1810 - October 81810
Joseph Allen Federalist October 81810 - March 31811 Worcester Retired
Elijah Brigham Federalist March 41811 – March 31815 Redistricted to the
Laban Wheaton Federalist March 41815 – March 31817 Redistricted from the
Marcus Morton Democratic-Republican March 41817 – March 31821 Taunton

Francis Baylies Federalist March 41821 – March 31823 Redistricted to the
Vacant March 31823 - December 131824
John Bailey Adams–Clay Democratic-Republican December 131824 – March 31825 contested election with state, eventually seated
Adams March 41825 – March 31829
Anti-Jackson March 41829 – March 31831

Henry A. S. Dearborn Anti-Jackson March 41831 – March 31833

William Baylies Anti-Jackson March 41833 – March 31835

Nathaniel B. Borden Jacksonian March 41835 – March 31837
Democratic March 41837 – March 31839

Henry Williams Democratic March 41839 – March 31841

Nathaniel B. Borden Democratic March 41841 – March 31843

Barker Burnell Whig March 41843 – June 151843 Redistricted from the , died
Vacant June 151843 - December 71843
Joseph Grinnell Whig December 71843 – March 31851

Zeno Scudder Whig March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 Redistricted to the
Edward Dickinson Whig March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 Amherst

Calvin C. Chaffee Know Nothing March 41855 – March 31857
Republican March 41857 – March 31859

Charles Delano Republican March 41859 – March 31863

Henry L. Dawes Republican March 31863 – March 31873 Redistricted from the , Redistricted to the
Alvah Crocker Republican March 4, 1873 - December 26, 1874 Fitchburg Redistricted from the , Died
Vacant December 26 1874 - January 27 1875
Charles A. Stevens Republican January 27 1875 - March 3, 1875

Julius H. Seelye Independent March 41875 – March 31877

Amasa Norcross Republican March 41877 – March 31883

William W. Rice Republican March 41883 – March 31887 Redistricted from the
John E. Russell Democratic March 41887 – March 31889

Joseph H. Walker Republican March 41889 - March 3, 1893 Redistricted to the
Michael J. McEttrick Independent Democrat March 41893 – March 31895

Harrison H. Atwood Republican March 41895 - March 31897 Boston Lost Renomination
Samuel J. Barrows Republican March 41897 – March 31899

Henry F. Naphen Democratic March 41899 – March 31903

William S. McNary Democratic March 41903 – March 31907

Joseph F. O'Connell Democratic March 41907 – March 41911

William Francis Murray Democratic March 41911 – September 281914 resigned to become Postmaster of Boston
Vacant September 281914 - March 41915
Peter Tague Democratic March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1919

John F. Fitzgerald Democratic March 4, 1919 – October 23, 1919

Peter Tague Democratic October 23, 1919 – March 3, 1925 successfully contested Fitzgerald's election
John J. Douglass Democratic March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 Redistricted to the
George H. Tinkham Republican March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 Redistricted from the
Christian Herter Republican January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 Retired to become Governor
Laurence Curtis Republican January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 Boston Retired to run (unsuccessfully) for U.S. Senate
Joseph William Martin, Jr. Republican January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1967 North Attleborough Redistricted from the
Lost renomination
Margaret M. Heckler Republican January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983 Wellesley Redistricted to the and lost reelection to the 4th's incumbent
Gerry E. Studds Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1997 Redistricted from the
Retired
Bill Delahunt Democratic January 3, 1997 – present Quincy Incumbent

Prior to the 1992 remapping, the district covered areas southwest of Boston which are now in the and districts.

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