Colorado Territory's at-large congressional district

The Territory of Colorado was represented by one non-voting delegate at-large to the United States House of Representatives from its organization in 1861, until statehood in 1876.

List of delegates representing the district
Delegate Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history
District created August 19, 1861

Hiram Pitt Bennet		 Conservative Republican August 19, 1861 –
March 3, 1865		 37th
38th		 Elected in 1861.
Re-elected in 1862.
Retired.

Allen Alexander Bradford		 Republican March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867		 39th Elected in 1864.
[data unknown/missing]

George Miles Chilcott		 Independent Republican March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869		 40th Elected in 1866.
[data unknown/missing]

Allen Alexander Bradford		 Republican March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 41st Elected in 1868.
[data unknown/missing]

Jerome Bunty Chaffee		 Republican March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875		 42nd
43rd		 Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Retired.

Thomas MacDonald Patterson		 Democratic March 4, 1875 –
August 1, 1876		 44th Elected in 1874
Ran for member from Colorado.
District eliminated August 1, 1876 upon Colorado's admission to the Union.

Statehood

Upon admission to the Union in 1876, the State of Colorado was entitled to full representation in the United States Congress. See United States Congressional Delegations from Colorado and Colorado Congressional Districts.

See also
  • "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Retro Search". bioguideretro.congress.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  • "Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.

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