The area of Mississippi Territory was increased in 1804 and again in 1812.
On December 10, 1817, Mississippi was admitted into the Union as a state and Alabama Territory to the east was spun off.
List of delegates representing the district
On April 7, 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created. A non-voting delegate was elected at-large beginning March 4, 1801.
| Delegate (Territorial home) |
Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Narsworthy Hunter (Natchez) |
Democratic-Republican | December 7, 1801 – March 11, 1802 |
7th | Elected in 1801. Died. |
| Vacant | March 11, 1802 – December 6, 1802 | |||
|
Democratic-Republican | December 6, 1802 – March 3, 1803 |
Elected to finish Hunter's term. Retired. | |
| William Lattimore (Natchez) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
8th 9th |
Elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1805.[1] Retired. |
 George Poindexter (Woodville) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813 |
10th 11th 12th |
Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808.[2] Re-elected in 1811.[3] Retired. |
| William Lattimore (Liberty) |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 |
13th 14th |
Elected in 1813.[4] Re-elected in 1815.[5] Retired. |
| Vacant | March 4, 1817 – December 10, 1817 |
15th | Cowles Mead was elected in 1817 but not seated.[5] The district became inactive as Mississippi achieved statehood. | |
References
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.
- ^ "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.
- ^ a b "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu.