Maine's 3rd congressional district

Maine's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete congressional district. It was created in 1821 after Maine achieved statehood in 1820 as part of the enactment of the Missouri Compromise. It was eliminated in 1963 after the 1960 U.S. Census. Its last congressman was Clifford McIntire.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years ↑	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
Mark Langdon Hill	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Redistricted from Massachusetts's 16th district and re-elected in 1821. Lost re-election.	1821 – 1823 Hancock County: Deer Isle, Isleborough, Lincolnville, Northport, Vinalhaven; Lincoln County: Alna, Bath, Booth Bay, Bristol, Camden, Cushing, Edgecomb, Friendship, Georgetown, New Castle, Nobleborough, Phillipsburg, Saint George, Thomastown, Topsham, Waldoborough, Warren, Wiscasset, Woolwich
Ebenezer Herrick	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th 19th	Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1823 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1825 on the fourth ballot. Retired.	1823 – 1833 Lincoln County: Alna, Bath, Boothbay, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Bristol, Camden, Cushing, Dresden, Edgecomb, Friendship, Georgetown, Hope, Nobleborough, Jefferson, New Castle, Phipsburg, Richmond, Saint George, Thomaston, Topsham, Union, Waldoborough, Warren, Whitefield, Wiscasset, Woolwich
	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Joseph F. Wingate	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831	20th 21st	Elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. [data unknown/missing]
Edward Kavanagh	Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1835	22nd 23rd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
					1833 – 1843 [data unknown/missing]
Jeremiah Bailey	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	24th	[data unknown/missing]
Jonathan Cilley	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – February 24, 1838	25th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		February 24, 1838 – April 28, 1838
Edward Robinson	Whig	April 28, 1838 – March 3, 1839	25th	[data unknown/missing]
Benjamin Randall	Whig	March 3, 1839 – March 3, 1843	26th 27th	[data unknown/missing]
Luther Severance	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	[data unknown/missing]	1843 – 1853 [data unknown/missing]
Hiram Belcher	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	[data unknown/missing]
John Otis	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st	[data unknown/missing]
Robert Goodenow	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	[data unknown/missing]
E. Wilder Farley	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	[data unknown/missing]	1853 – 1863 [data unknown/missing]
Ebenezer Knowlton	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	[data unknown/missing]
Nehemiah Abbott	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	[data unknown/missing]
Ezra B. French	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	[data unknown/missing]
Samuel C. Fessenden	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	[data unknown/missing]
James G. Blaine	Republican	March 4, 1863 – July 10, 1876	38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd 43rd 44th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when appointed U.S. Senator.	1863 – 1873 [data unknown/missing]
					1873 – 1883 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		July 10, 1876 – December 4, 1876
Edwin Flye	Republican	December 4, 1876 – March 3, 1877	44th	[data unknown/missing]
Stephen Decatur Lindsey	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing]
At-large districts used		1883–1885
Seth Milliken	Republican	March 4, 1885 – April 18, 1897	49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th	Redistricted from the at-large district. Died.	1885 – 1893 [data unknown/missing]
					1893 – 1903 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		April 18, 1897 – June 21, 1897
Edwin C. Burleigh	Republican	June 21, 1897 – March 3, 1911	55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st	[data unknown/missing]
					1903 – 1913 [data unknown/missing]
Samuel W. Gould	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	[data unknown/missing]
Forrest Goodwin	Republican	March 4, 1913 – May 28, 1913	63rd	[data unknown/missing] Died.	1913 – 1933 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		May 28, 1913 – September 9, 1913
John A. Peters	Republican	September 9, 1913 – January 2, 1922	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when appointed Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine.
Vacant		January 2, 1922 – March 20, 1922
John E. Nelson	Republican	March 20, 1922 – March 3, 1933	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing]
John G. Utterback	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	73rd	[data unknown/missing]	1933 – 1943 [data unknown/missing]
Ralph O. Brewster	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	74th 75th 76th	[data unknown/missing] Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Frank Fellows	Republican	January 3, 1941 – August 27, 1951	77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	[data unknown/missing] Died.
					1943 – 1953 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		August 27, 1951 – October 22, 1951
Clifford McIntire	Republican	October 22, 1951 – January 3, 1963	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 2nd district.
					1953 – 1963 [data unknown/missing]
District eliminated		January 3, 1963

References

• 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 New York's 24th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the House March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875	Succeeded by Indiana's 3rd congressional district