Florida's at-large congressional district

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Florida's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1845
1870
1910
1930
1940
Eliminated1870
1910
1930
1940
Years active1845-1875
1913-1915
1933-1937
1943-1945

Florida's at-large congressional district may refer to a few different occasions when a statewide at-large district was used for elections to the United States House of Representatives from Florida. The district is obsolete.

Prior to Florida's admittance as a state of the Union in 1845, congressional delegates for Florida Territory were elected from Florida Territory's at-large congressional district. The first elected U.S. representative from the state was installed October 6, 1845.

A single representative was elected from the state from after statehood to 1873, when a second representative was elected for 1 term beginning in 1873. District representation began in 1875.

Subsequently, on occasion an at-large representative would be elected in addition to representatives being elected from districts. This would occur 1913-1915, 1933–1937, and 1943-1945.

The district became obsolete January 3, 1945.

List of members representing the district

After the 1870 census, a second seat was apportioned to Florida. Briefly, for the 43rd Congress, a second at-large seat was used. After that, there were two geographic districts created.

YearsCong
ress		Seat ASeat B
MemberPartyElectoral historyMemberPartyElectoral history
July 1, 1845 –
October 6, 1845		 29th VacantRepresentative-elect David Levy Yulee declined to serve after his election to the U.S. Senate.Seat inactive
October 6, 1845 –
January 24, 1846		 Edward Carrington Cabell.jpg
Edward C. Cabell
(Tallahassee)		 Whig Elected to fill Levy Yulee's term.
Lost contested election.
January 24, 1846 –
March 3, 1847		 William Henry Brockenbrough
(Tallahassee)		 Democratic Successfully contested election.
[ data missing ]
March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1853		 30th
31st
32nd
Edward Carrington Cabell.jpg
Edward C. Cabell
(Tallahassee)		 Whig Elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1850.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1857		 33rd
34th 		Augustus Maxwell.jpg
Augustus Maxwell
(Tallahassee)		 Democratic Elected in 1852.
Re-elected in 1854.
Retired.
March 4, 1857 –
January 21, 1861		 35th
36th 		George Sydney Hawkins.jpg
George S. Hawkins
(Pensacola)		 Democratic Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Withdrew ahead of secession.
January 21, 1861 –
July 1, 1868		 36th
37th
38th
39th
40th 		Vacant U.S. Civil War
July 1, 1868 –
March 3, 1871		 40th
41st 		Charles Memorial Hamilton - Brady-Handy.jpg
Charles M. Hamilton
(Jacksonville)		 Republican Elected in 1868.
Lost renomination.
March 4, 1871 –
January 29, 1873		 42nd Walls josiah.jpg
Josiah T. Walls
(Gainesville)		 Republican Lost contested election.
January 29, 1873 –
March 3, 1873		 Silas Leslie Niblack.jpg
Silas L. Niblack
(Gainesville)		 Democratic Successfully contested election.
Lost re-election.
March 4, 1873 –
January 25, 1875		 43rd William J. Purman.jpg
William J. Purman
(Tallahassee)		 Republican Elected in 1872.
Resigned.		 Walls josiah.jpg
Josiah T. Walls
(Gainesville)		 Republican Elected in 1872.
Redistricted to the 2nd district .
January 25, 1875 –
March 3, 1875		Vacant
March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1913		 44th
45th
46th
47th
48th
49th
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
55th
56th
57th
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd 		Seat inactiveSeat inactive
March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915		 63rd Claude L'Engle.jpg
Claude L'Engle
(Jacksonville)		 Democratic Elected in 1912.
Lost renomination.
March 3, 1915 –
March 3, 1933		 64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd 		Seat inactive
March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1937		 73rd
74th 		WilliamJSears.jpg
William J. Sears
(Jacksonville)		 Democratic Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost renomination.
January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943		 75th
76th
77th 		Seat inactive
January 3, 1943 –
November 25, 1944		 78th RobertAGreen.jpg
Robert A. Green
(Starke)		 Democratic Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1942.
Resigned to join the U.S. Navy.
November 26, 1944 –
January 3, 1945		Vacant
January 3, 1945 Seats eliminated

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