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Maine's 7th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1821
Eliminated1853
Years active1821-1853

Maine's 7th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in the U.S. state of Maine. It was created in 1821 after Maine was admitted to the Union in 1820. The district was eliminated in 1853 following the 1850 census. Its last congressman was Thomas Fuller.

List of members representing the district

Member Party Years ↑ Cong
ress 		Electoral history
District created March 4, 1821

Enoch Lincoln
(Paris) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823 		17th Redistricted from Massachusetts's 20th district and re-elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
David Kidder
(Norridgewock) 		Democratic-Republican March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 		18th
19th 		Elected in 1823.
Re-elected in 1824.
Retired.
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1827
Samuel Butman
(Dixmont) 		Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –
March 3, 1831 		20th
21st 		Elected in 1827 on the fourth ballot.
Re-elected in 1828.
Retired.
James Bates
(Norridgewock) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833 		22nd Elected in 1830.
Retired.
Leonard Jarvis
(Ellsworth) 		Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837 		23rd
24th 		Redistricted from the 6th district and Re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1834.
Retired.
Joseph C. Noyes
(Eastport) 		Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839 		25th Elected in 1836.
Lost re-election.
Joshua A. Lowell
(East Machias) 		Democratic March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843 		26th
27th 		Elected in 1838.
Re-elected in 1840.
Retired.
Shepard Cary
(Houlton) 		Democratic March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845 		28th Elected in 1843.
Retired.
Hezekiah Williams
(Castine) 		Democratic March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1849 		29th
30th 		Elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Retired.
Thomas Fuller
(Calais) 		Democratic March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1853 		31st
32nd 		Elected in 1848.
Re-elected in 1850.
Redistricted to the 6th district.
District eliminated March 3, 1853

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