Michigan Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Michigan Territory prior to admitting Michigan to the Union. The territory was established on June 30, 1805, from Indiana Territory. In 1819, the territory was given the authority to elect a congressional delegate until statehood in 1837.
List of delegates representing the district Delegate Party Term Congress Electoral history William Woodbridge Democratic-Republican October 28, 1819 –August 9, 1820 Elected October 28, 1819 and seated March 2, 1820.Resigned due to family illness. Vacant August 9, 1820 –November 20, 1820 Solomon Sibley Federalist November 20, 1820 –March 3, 1823 Elected to finish Woodbridge's term.Re-elected in 1821.Retired. Gabriel Richard Independent March 4, 1823 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1823.Lost re-election. Austin Eli Wing Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1829 Elected in 1824.Re– elected in 1826.Retired. John Biddle Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –February 21, 1831 Elected in 1828.Retired and resigned before next term. Vacant February 21, 1831 –March 3, 1831Austin Eli Wing Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –March 3, 1833 Elected in 1830.Retired. Lucius Lyon Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1835 Elected in 1832.Retired. George Wallace Jones Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –June 15, 1836 Elected in 1834.Seated as the delegate from Wisconsin Territory in December 1836. Deciding a contested election in December 1838, the House Committee on Elections determined that his service as delegate from Michigan Territory ended June 15, 1836.
See also Northwest Territory's at-large congressional district Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district Indiana Territory's at-large congressional district Wisconsin Territory's at-large congressional district Minnesota Territory's at-large congressional district
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