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Arkansas Territory's at-large congressional district was the congressional district for the Arkansas Territory. The Arkansas Territory was created on July 4, 1819, from a portion of the Missouri Territory. It existed until Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836.

List of delegates representing the district

Delegate Party Years Cong
ress
Note
District created July 4, 1819
Vacant July 4, 1819 –
December 21, 1819
16th

James W. Bates
(Poke Bayou)
none December 21, 1819 –
March 3, 1823
16th
17th
Elected in 1819.[1]
Re-elected in 1821.[2]
Lost re-election.

Henry W. Conway
(Little Rock)
none March 4, 1823 –
November 9, 1827
18th
19th
20th
Elected in 1823.[3]
Re-elected in 1825.[4]
Died.
Vacant November 9, 1827 –
February 13, 1828
20th

Ambrose H. Sevier
(Little Rock)
Jacksonian February 13, 1828 –
June 15, 1836
20th
21st
22nd
23rd
24th
Elected to finish Conway's term and seated February 13, 1828.
Re-elected in 1829.[5]
Re-elected in 1831.[5]
Re-elected in 1833.[5]
Re-elected in 1835.[5]
Seat eliminated after Arkansas achieved statehood.
District eliminated June 15, 1836

References

  1. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Ambrose H. Sevier". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.