Mississippi Territory's at-large congressional district

The area of Mississippi Territory was increased in 1804 and again in 1812.

Mississippi Territory's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1801, as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated	1817, as a result of statehood
Years active	1801–1817

On December 10, 1817, Mississippi was admitted into the Union as a state and Alabama Territory to the east was spun off.

List of delegates representing the district

On April 7, 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created. A non-voting delegate was elected at-large beginning March 4, 1801.

Delegate (Territorial home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
Narsworthy Hunter (Natchez)	Democratic-Republican	December 7, 1801 – March 11, 1802	7th	Elected in 1801. Died.
Vacant				March 11, 1802 – December 6, 1802
Thomas M. Green Jr. (Fayette)	Democratic-Republican	December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803		Elected to finish Hunter's term. Retired.
William Lattimore (Natchez)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807	8th 9th	Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805.^[1] Retired.
George Poindexter (Woodville)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813	10th 11th 12th	Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808.^[2] Re-elected in 1811.^[3] Retired.
William Lattimore (Liberty)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817	13th 14th	Elected in 1813.^[4] Re-elected in 1815.^[5] Retired.
Vacant		March 4, 1817 – December 10, 1817	15th	Cowles Mead was elected in 1817 but not seated.^[5] The district became inactive as Mississippi achieved statehood.

References

1. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.
2. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.
3. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.
4. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.
5. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.

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