Florida Territory's at-large congressional district
Florida Territory was created on March 30, 1822, and was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives until statehood was achieved on March 3, 1845. The territory's first delegate, Joseph Marion Hernández, was elected on September 30, 1822, and took his seat in Congress on January 23, 1823.
List of delegates representing the district
Delegate | Party | Years | Residence | Electoral history |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vacant | March 30, 1822 – January 23, 1823 | |||
Joseph M. Hernández |
Democratic-Republican | January 23, 1823 – March 3, 1823 |
Saint Augustine | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Richard K. Call |
Jackson Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Pensacola | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
Joseph M. White | Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1837 |
Pensacola | [data unknown/missing] Lost re-election. |
Charles Downing |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
Saint Augustine | [data unknown/missing] Retired. |
David L. Yulee |
Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1845 |
Saint Augustine | District eliminated upon statehood |
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