Massachusetts's 16th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was first active 1803–1821 in the District of Maine and again active 1913–1933 in the Cape Cod region. It was eliminated in 1933 after the 1930 census. Its last congressman was Charles L. Gifford, who was redistricted into the .
Cities and towns in the district
1910s "Barnstable County: Towns of Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmonth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth. Bristol County: City of New Bedford; towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, and Fairhaven. Plymouth County: Towns of Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Scituate, and Wareham. Norfolk County: Town of Cohasset. Dukes and Nantucket Counties."
List of members representing the district Representative Party Years Congress Electoral history District location District created March 3, 1803 Samuel Thatcher Federalist March 4, 1803 –March 3, 1805 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1802.Lost re-election. 1803–1813"Lincoln district," District of Maine Orchard Cook Democratic-Republican March 4, 1805 –March 3, 1811 Elected in 1804.Re-elected in 1806.Re-elected in 1808.Retired. Peleg Tallman Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –March 3, 1813 Elected in 1810.Retired. Samuel Davis Federalist March 4, 1813 –March 3, 1815 Elected in 1812.Redistricted to the and lost re-election. 1813–1821"3rd Eastern district," District of Maine Benjamin Brown Federalist March 4, 1815 –March 3, 1817 Elected in 1814.Ran in the and lost re-election. Benjamin Orr Federalist March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1819 Elected in 1816.Lost re-election. Mark Langdon Hill Democratic-Republican March 4, 1819 –March 3, 1821 Elected in 1819 on the third ballot.District . District moved to Maine March 3, 1821 District restored in Massachusetts March 3, 1913 Thomas Chandler Thacher Democratic March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1915 Elected in 1912.Lost re-election. 1803–1813Joseph Walsh RepublicanMarch 4, 1915 –August 21, 1922 Elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Resigned to become a justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court. Vacant August 21, 1922 –November 7, 1922 Charles L. Gifford Republican November 7, 1922 –March 3, 1933 Elected to finish Walsh's termRe-elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Redistricted to the . District eliminated March 3, 1933
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present