Massachusetts's 14th congressional district

Massachusetts's 14th congressional district is an obsolete district which was in eastern Massachusetts and the Maine District. It was eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. Census. Its last Congressman was Joseph William Martin, Jr., who was redistricted into the 10th district.

Massachusetts's 14th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1795 1900
Eliminated	1820 1960
Years active	1795-1820 1903-1963

"MA-14" redirects here. MA-14 may also refer to Massachusetts Route 14.

Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Cities and towns in the district

1790s-1810s

1910s

"Bristol County: Town of Easton. Norfolk County: City of Quincy; towns of Avon, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Foxboro, Holbrook, Milton, Norwood, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, Westwood, and Weymouth. Plymouth County: City of Brockton; towns of Abington, Rockland, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, and Whitman." Suffolk County: Boston (Ward 26).^[1]

1920s-1960s

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created in the District of Maine – March 4, 1795
George Thatcher	Federalist	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1801	4th 5th 6th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1795 on the second ballot. Re-elected in 1796. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800, but declined to serve.	1795–1803 "3rd Eastern district," District of Maine
Vacant		March 3, 1801 – December 7, 1801	7th
Richard Cutts	Democratic-Republican	December 7, 1801 – March 3, 1813	7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	Elected to finish Thatcher's term.^[2] Re-elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Lost re-election.
					1803–1813 "York district," District of Maine
Cyrus King (Saco)	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	13th 14th	Elected in 1812. Re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election.	1813–1820 "1st Eastern district," District of Maine
John Holmes	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 15, 1820	15th 16th	Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Redistricted to Maine's at-large district but resigned when elected U.S. Senator.
District moved to Maine March 15, 1820
District restored in Massachusetts March 4, 1903
William C. Lovering (Taunton)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – February 4, 1910	58th^[3] 59th 60th 61st	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Died.	1903–1913 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		February 4, 1910 – March 22, 1910	61st
Eugene Foss	Democratic	March 22, 1910 – January 4, 1911		Elected to finish Lovering's term. Resigned to become Governor.
Vacant		January 4, 1911 – March 3, 1911
Robert O. Harris (East Bridgewater)	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Retired.
Edward Gilmore (Brockton)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Retired.	1913–1923 [data unknown/missing]
Richard Olney II (Dedham)	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921	64th 65th 66th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost re-election.
Louis A. Frothingham (Easton)	Republican	March 4, 1921 – August 23, 1928	67th 68th 69th 70th	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Died.
1923–1933 [data unknown/missing]
	Vacant		August 24, 1928 – November 5, 1928	70th
	Richard B. Wigglesworth (Milton)	Republican	November 6, 1928 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	Elected to finish Frothingham's term. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 13th district.
Joseph W. Martin Jr. (North Attleborough)	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1963	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 10th district.	1933–1943 [data unknown/missing]
1943–1953 [data unknown/missing]
1953–1963 [data unknown/missing]
District eliminated January 3, 1963

References

1. "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916.
2. "Seventh Congress March 4, 1801 to March 3, 1803". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
3. A.J. Halford (1903). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Eighth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.

• 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.
• "Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 14". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-12-31.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Texas's 4th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Succeeded by Texas's 4th congressional district
Preceded by Texas's 4th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955	Succeeded by Texas's 4th congressional district