Massachusetts's 12th congressional district

Massachusetts's 12th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was eliminated in 1983 after the 1980 U.S. Census. Its last location was in southeastern Massachusetts and its last Congressman was Gerry Studds, who was redistricted into the tenth district.

"MA 12" redirects here. MA 12 may also refer to Massachusetts Route 12.

Massachusetts's current districts, since 2013

Cities and towns in the district

1790s–1830s

1880s–1900s

1910s

Suffolk County: Boston Wards 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 24.[1]

1920s

Boston (Wards 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21).[2]

1940s

Boston (Wards 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17).[3]

1950s–1980s

List of members representing the district

Representative	District home	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created			March 4, 1795
Henry Dearborn	Gardiner, Maine	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	4th	Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1795. Lost re-election.	1795–1803 "1st Eastern district," District of Maine
Isaac Parker	Castine, Maine	Federalist	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1799	5th	Elected in 1797 on the third ballot. Retired.
Silas Lee	Wiscasset, Maine	Federalist	March 4, 1799 – August 20, 1801	6th 7th	Elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Resigned.
Vacant			August 20, 1801 – December 6, 1802	7th
Samuel Thatcher	Warren, Maine	Federalist	December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803		Elected July 29, 1802 on the fifth ballot to finish Lee's term and seated December 6, 1802.[4] Redistricted to the 16th district.
Thomson J. Skinner	Williamstown	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – August 10, 1804	8th	Elected in 1802. Resigned.	1803–1815 "Berkshire district"
Vacant			August 10, 1804 – November 5, 1804
Simon Larned	Pittsfield	Democratic-Republican	November 5, 1804 – March 3, 1805		Elected September 17, 1804 to finish Skinner's term and seated November 5, 1804.[5] Retired.
Barnabas Bidwell	Monterey	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – July 13, 1807	9th 10th	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Resigned to become Massachusetts Attorney General.
Vacant			July 13, 1807 – November 2, 1807	10th
Ezekiel Bacon	Stockbridge	Democratic-Republican	November 2, 1807 – March 3, 1813	10th 11th 12th	Elected sometime in 1807 to finish Bidwell's term and seated November 2, 1807.[6] Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Retired.
Daniel Dewey	Williamstown	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – February 24, 1814	13th	Elected in 1812. Resigned to become Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
Vacant			February 24, 1814 – September 26, 1814
John W. Hulbert	Alford	Federalist	September 26, 1814 – March 3, 1815		Elected August 4, 1814 to finish Dewey's term and seated September 26, 1814.[7] Redistricted to the 7th district.
Solomon Strong	Northampton	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819	14th 15th	Elected in 1814. Re-elected in 1816. Retired.	1815–1823 "Worcester North district"
Jonas Kendall	Leominster	Federalist	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1818. Lost re-election.
Lewis Bigelow	Petersham	Federalist	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1820. Lost re-election.
Francis Baylies	Taunton	Jackson Federalist	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1822. Re-elected in 1825 on the second ballot. Lost re-election.	1823–1833 "Bristol district"
		Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
James L. Hodges	Taunton	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833	20th 21st 22nd	Elected in 1827 on the third ballot. Retired.
John Quincy Adams	Braintree	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th	Redistricted from the 11th district. [data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 8th district.	1833–1843 [data unknown/missing]
		Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
District not used			March 3, 1843 – March 4, 1883
George D. Robinson	Chicopee	Republican	March 4, 1883 – January 7, 1884	48th	Redistricted from the 11th district. Resigned to become Governor of Massachusetts.	1883–1893 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant			January 7, 1884 – January 17, 1884
Francis W. Rockwell	Pittsfield	Republican	January 17, 1884 – March 3, 1891	48th 49th 50th 51st	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
John C. Crosby	Pittsfield	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Elijah A. Morse	Canton	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1897	53rd 54th	Redistricted from the 2nd district. Retired.	1893–1903 [data unknown/missing]
William C. Lovering	Taunton	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	55th 56th 57th[8]	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 14th district.
Samuel Leland Powers	Newton	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th[9]	Redistricted from the 11th district. Retired.	1903–1913 [data unknown/missing]
John W. Weeks	Newton	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913	59th 60th 61st 62nd[10]	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 13th district.
James Michael Curley	Boston	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – February 4, 1914	63rd	Redistricted from the 10th district. Resigned to become Mayor of Boston.	1913–1933 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant			February 4, 1914 – April 7, 1914
James A. Gallivan	Boston	Democratic	April 7, 1914 – April 3, 1928	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant			April 3, 1928 – November 6, 1928	70th
John W. McCormack	Boston	Democratic	November 6, 1928 – January 3, 1963	70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 9th district.
						1933–1943 [data unknown/missing]
						1943–1953 [data unknown/missing]
						1953–1963 [data unknown/missing]
Hastings Keith	West Bridgewater	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1973	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 9th district. [data unknown/missing]	1963–1973 [data unknown/missing]
Gerry Studds	Cohasset	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 10th district.	1973–1983 [data unknown/missing]
District eliminated			January 3, 1983

References

1. "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: 64th Congress (2nd ed.). Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 1916.
2. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1921), "Population of Congressional Districts", Population of Massachusetts as determined by the fourteenth census of the United States 1920, Boston: Wright & Potter
3. Commonwealth of Massachusetts (1941), "Population of Congressional Districts", Population of Massachusetts as determined by the sixteenth census of the United States, 1940, Boston: Wright & Potter, OCLC 10056477, House No. 2849
4. "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.
5. "Eighth Congress March 4, 1803 to March 3, 1805". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
6. "Tenth Congress March 4, 1807 to March 3, 1809". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
7. "Thirteenth Congress March 4, 1813 to March 3, 1815". Office of the Historian, United States House of Representatives. Retrieved January 11, 2019 – via History.house.gov.
8. L.A. Coolidge (1897). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Fifth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
9. A.J. Halford (1903). "Massachusetts". Official Congressional Directory: Fifty-Eighth Congress. Washington DC: Government Printing Office.
10. A.J. Halford (1909). "Massachusetts". Congressional Directory: 60th Congress (2nd ed.). 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.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Texas's 4th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House January 10, 1962 – January 3, 1963	Succeeded by Massachusetts's 9th congressional district