Member Party Years Cong ress Electoral history District area (counties and municipalities) District created March 4, 1789 Elbridge Gerry (Marblehead ) Anti-Administration March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 1st 2nd Elected in 1788 .Re-elected in 1790 . Retired. 1789–1793 Middlesex County : All Shearjashub Bourne (Boston ) Pro-Administration General ticket : March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 3rd Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1793 on the second ballot, as part of a two-seat general ticket, representing the district from Barnstable , Dukes , and Nantucket counties.[data missing ] 1793–1795 Barnstable County : AllBristol County : AllDukes County : AllNantucket County : AllPlymouth County : All Peleg Coffin Jr. (Boston ) Pro-Administration Elected in 1792 , as part of a two-seat general ticket, representing the district from Bristol and Plymouth counties. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost re-election. Samuel Lyman (Hampshire County ) Federalist March 4, 1795 – November 6, 1800 4th 5th 6th Elected in 1794 .Re-elected in 1796 .Re-elected in 1798 . Retired and then resigned. 1795–1803 Hampshire County : Amherst , Belchertown , Brimfield , Granby , Greenwich , Holland , Leverett , Longmeadow , Ludlow , New Salem , Orange , Palmer , Pelham , Shutesbury , South Brimfield , South Hadley , Springfield , Ware , Warwick , Wendell , and Wilbraham .Worcester County : Athol , Barre , Gardner , Gerry , Hardwick , New Braintree , Petersham , Royalston , Sturbridge , Templeton , Western , Winchendon Vacant November 7, 1800 – February 2, 1801 6th Ebenezer Mattoon (Amherst ) Federalist February 2, 1801 – March 3, 1803 6th 7th Elected November 3, 1800, to the next term .Elected December 15, 1800, to finish Lyman's term . Retired. Manasseh Cutler (Hamilton ) Federalist March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805 8th Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1802 . Retired. 1803–1813 "Essex North district"Essex County : Amesbury , Andover , Boxford , Bradford , Hamilton , Haverhill , Ipswich , Methuen , Middleton , Newbury , Newburyport , Rowley , Salisbury , Topsfield Jeremiah Nelson (Newburyport ) Federalist March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 9th Elected in 1804 . Retired. Edward St. Loe Livermore (Newburyport ) Federalist March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1811 10th 11th Elected in 1806 .Re-elected in 1808 . Retired. Leonard White (Haverhill ) Federalist March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 12th Elected in 1810 . Retired. Timothy Pickering (Wendham ) Federalist March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 13th Elected in 1812 . Redistricted to the 2nd district . 1813–1815 "Essex North district"Essex County : Beverly , Boxford , Bradford , Gloucester , Hamilton , Ipswich , Manchester , Newbury , Newburyport , Rowley , Salisbury , Topsfield , Wenham Jeremiah Nelson (Newburyport ) Federalist [ a] March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1825 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th Elected to begin member-elect Daniel A. White's term .Re-elected in 1817 .Re-elected in 1818 .Re-elected in 1820 .Re-elected in 1822 . Retired. 1815–1817 "Essex North district"Essex County : Amesbury , Andover , Boxford , Bradford , Hamilton , Haverhill , Ipswich , Methuen , Middleton , Newbury , Newburyport , Rowley , Salisbury , Saugus , and Topsfield .Middlesex County : South Reading 1817–1823 "Essex North district"Essex County : Amesbury , Andover , Boxford , Bradford , Hamilton , Haverhill , Ipswich , Methuen , Middleton , Newbury , Newburyport , Rowley , Salisbury , Saugus , Topsfield , and West Newbury .Middlesex County : Dracut 1823–1833 "Essex North district"Essex County : Amesbury , Andover , Boxford , Bradford , Essex , Hamilton , Haverhill , Ipswich , Methuen , Middleton , Newbury , Newburyport , Rowley , Salisbury , Topsfield , Wenham , and West Newbury .Middlesex County : Billerica , Dracut , Tewksbury , Wilmington John Varnum (Haverhill ) Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 19th 20th 21st Elected in 1825 .Re-elected in 1826 .Re-elected in 1828 . Retired. Jeremiah Nelson (Essex ) Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 22nd Elected late in 1832 on the thirteenth ballot. Retired. Gayton P. Osgood (North Andover ) Jacksonian March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 23rd Elected in 1833 . Lost renomination. 1833–1843 Essex County : Amesbury , Andover , Boxford , Bradford , Haverhill , Methuen , Middleton , Newbury , Newburyport , Rowley , Salisbury , Topsfield , and West Newbury .Middlesex County : Dracut , Lowell , Reading , Tewksbury , South Reading , Wilmington Caleb Cushing (Newburyport ) Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 24th 25th 26th 27th Elected in 1834 .Re-elected in 1836 .Re-elected in 1838 .Re-elected in 1840 . Retired. Whig March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843 Amos Abbott (Andover ) Whig March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 28th 29th 30th Elected late in 1844 on the seventh ballot .Re-elected in 1846 . Retired. 1843–1853
Essex County : Amesbury , Andover , Boxford , Bradford , Georgetown , Haverhill , Methuen , Newbury , Newburyport , Rowley , Salisbury , and West Newbury .Middlesex County : Billerica , Carlisle , Chelmsford , Dracut , Dunstable , Groton , Littleton , Lowell , Tewksbury , Tyngsborough , Westford , Wilmington [ 5] James H. Duncan (Haverhill ) Whig March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 31st 32nd Elected in 1848 .Re-elected in 1850 .[data missing ] J. Wiley Edmands (Lawrence ) Whig March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 33rd Elected in 1852 . Retired. 1853–1863 Norfolk County : Bellingam , Braintree , Canton , Dedham , Dorchester , Dover , Foxborough , Franklin , Medfield , Medway , Milton , Needham , Quincy , Randolph , Sharon , Stoughton , Walpole , West Roxbury , Weymouth , and Wrentham .Middlesex County : Brighton , Holliston , Newton , Sherborn , and Watertown .Worcester County : Blackstone , Mendon , Milford , Northbridge , Upton , Uxbridge William S. Damrell (Dedham ) Know Nothing March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 34th 35th Elected in 1854 .Re-elected in 1856 . Retired due to failing health. Republican March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Charles Adams (Quincy ) Republican March 4, 1859 – May 1, 1861 36th 37th Elected in 1858 .Re-elected in 1860 . Resigned to become U.S. Minister to England . Vacant May 1, 1861 – June 11, 1861 37th Benjamin Thomas [ 6] (Boston ) Union June 11, 1861 – March 3, 1863 Elected to finish Adams's term . Retired. Alexander H. Rice (Boston ) Republican March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 38th 39th Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1862 .Re-elected in 1864 . Retired. 1863–1867 Norfolk County : Roxbury , and Brookline .Suffolk County : Boston (wards 4, 7, 8, 10 through 12) Ginery Twichell (Brookline ) Republican March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873 40th 41st 42nd Elected in 1866 .Re-elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 . Retired. 1867–1873 Norfolk County : Roxbury , and Brookline .Suffolk County : Boston (wards 5, 7, 8, 10 through 12)[ 7] William Whiting (Boston ) Republican March 4, 1873 – June 29, 1873 43rd Elected in 1872 . Died. 1873–1877 Suffolk County : Boston (wards 7, 8, 10 through 16) Vacant June 29, 1873 – December 1, 1873 Henry L. Pierce (Boston ) Republican December 1, 1873 – March 3, 1877 43rd 44th Elected to finish Whiting's term .Re-elected in 1874 . Retired. Walbridge A. Field (Boston ) Republican March 4, 1877 – March 28, 1878 45th [data missing ] Lost election contest. 1877–1883 Suffolk County : Boston (wards 13 through 21, 24)[ 8] Benjamin Dean [ 9] (Boston ) Democratic March 28, 1878 – March 3, 1879 Won election contest . Retired. Walbridge A. Field (Boston ) Republican March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 46th Elected in 1878 . Retired. Ambrose Ranney [ 10] (Boston ) Republican March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 47th 48th 49th Elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 . Lost re-election. 1883–1893 Norfolk County : Milton .Suffolk County : Boston (ward 11, ward 15 (Pct. 3 & 4), wards 17-24)[ 11] Leopold Morse (Boston ) Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 50th Elected in 1886 . Retired. John F. Andrew (Boston ) Democratic March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 51st 52nd Elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 . Lost re-election. Joseph H. Walker [ 12] (Worcester ) Republican March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899 53rd 54th 55th Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 . Lost re-election. 1893–1903
Middlesex County : Hopkinton .Worcester County : Auburn , Blackstone , Charlton , Douglas , Dudley , Grafton , Holden , Leicester , Mendon , Millbury , Northbridge , Oxford , Paxton , Rutland , Shrewsbury , Southbrige , Spencer , Sturbridge , Sutton , Upton , Uxbridge , Webster , Westborough , West Boylston , Worcester John R. Thayer [ 13] (Worcester ) Democratic March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905 56th 57th 58th Elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 . Retired. 1903–1913 Worcester County : Auburn , Charlton , Douglas , Dudley , Grafton , Holden , Leicester , Millbury , Northbridge , Oxford , Paxton , Rutland , Shrewsbury , Southbrige , Spencer , Sturbridge , Sutton , Uxbridge , Webster , Westborough , West Boylston , Worcester Rockwood Hoar (Worcester ) Republican March 4, 1905 – November 1, 1906 59th Elected in 1904 . Died. Vacant November 1, 1906 – December 18, 1906 59th Charles G. Washburn [ 14] (Worcester ) Republican December 18, 1906 – March 3, 1911 59th 60th 61st Elected to finish Hoar's term .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 . Lost re-election. John A. Thayer (Worcester ) Democratic March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 62nd Elected in 1910 . Lost re-election. William H. Wilder (Gardner ) Republican March 4, 1913 – September 11, 1913 63rd Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1912 . Died. 1913–1927 Franklin County : New Salem , and Orange .Hampshire County : Greenwich , and Prescott .Middlesex County : Ashby , and Townsend .Hampden County : Brimfield , Holland , Monson , Palmer , and Wales .Worcester County : Ashburnham , Athol , Barre , Boylston , Brookfield , Charlton , Clinton , Dana , Dudley , East Brookfield , Fitchburg , Gardner , Hardwick , Holden , Hubbardston , Lancaster , Leicester , Leominster , Lunenburg , New Braintree , North Brookfield , Oakham , Oxford , Paxton , Petersham , Phillipston , Princeton , Royalston , Rutland , Southbrige , Spencer , Sterling , Sturbridge , Templeton , Warren , Webster , West Boylston , West Brookfield , Westminster , Winchendon [ 15] Vacant September 11, 1913 – November 4, 1913 Calvin Paige (Southbridge ) Republican November 4, 1913 – March 3, 1925 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th Elected to finish Wilder's term .Re-elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 . Retired. Frank H. Foss (Fitchburg ) Republican March 4, 1925 – January 3, 1935 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd Elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 . Lost re-election. 1927–1933 Franklin County : Erving , New Salem , Orange , Shutesbury , Warwick , and Wendell .Hampden County : Brimfield , Holland , Monson , Palmer , and Wales .Hampshire County : Belchertown , Enfield , Greenwich , Pelham , Prescott , and Ware .Worcester County : Ashburnham , Athol , Barre , Boylston , Brookfield , Charlton , Clinton , Dana , Dudley , East Brookfield , Fitchburg , Gardner , Hardwick , Holden , Hubbardston , Lancaster , Leicester , Leominster , Lunenburg , New Braintree , North Brookfield , Oakham , Oxford , Paxton , Petersham , Phillipston , Princeton , Royalston , Rutland , Southbrige , Spencer , Sterling , Sturbridge , Templeton , Warren , Webster , West Boylston , West Brookfield , Westminster , Winchendon 1933–1943 Hampden County : Brimfield , Holland , Monson , Palmer , and Wales .Hampshire County : Ware .Middlesex County : Ashby , Boxborough , Framingham , Hudson , Marlborough , Maynard , Pepperell , Shirley , Stow , Sudbury , Townsend , and Wayland .Worcester County : Ashburnham , Barre , Berlin , Bolton , Brookfield , Charlton , Clinton , Dana , Dudley , East Brookfield , Fitchburg , Gardner , Hardwick , Harvard , Hubbardston , Lancaster , Leicester , Leominster , Lunenburg , New Braintree , North Brookfield , Oakham , Oxford , Paxton , Petersham , Phillipston , Princeton , Rutland , Southbrige , Spencer , Sterling , Sturbridge , Templeton , Warren , Webster , West Brookfield , Westminster , Winchendon Joseph E. Casey (Clinton ) Democratic January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1943 74th 75th 76th 77th Elected in 1934 .Re-elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 . Retired to run for U.S. Senator . Philip J. Philbin [ 16] (Clinton ) Democratic January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1971 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st Elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 .Re-elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 . Lost renomination. 1943–1963 Hampden County : Palmer .Hampshire County : Ware .Middlesex County : Hudson , Marlborough , Maynard , Shirley , and Stow .Worcester County : Ashburnham , Barre , Blackstone , Bolton , Brookfield , Charlton , Clinton , Douglas , Dudley , East Brookfield , Fitchburg , Gardner , Hardwick , Harvard , Hubbardston , Lancaster , Leicester , Leominster , Lunenburg , Milford , Millbury , Millville , New Braintree , Northbridge , North Brookfield , Oakham , Oxford , Paxton , Princeton , Rutland , Southbrige , Spencer , Sturbridge , Sutton , Upton , Uxbridge , Warren , Webster , West Brookfield , Westminster , Winchendon 1963–1973 Worcester County : Ashburnham , Barre , Berlin , Blackstone , Bolton , Charlton , Clinton , Douglas , Dudley , Fitchburg , Gardner , Hardwick , Harvard , Hopedale , Hubbardston , Lancaster , Leicester , Leominster , Lunenburg , Mendon , Milford , Millbury , Millville , New Braintree , Northbridge , Oakham , Oxford , Paxton , Princeton , Rutland , Southbrige , Spencer , Sterling , Sutton , Upton , Uxbridge , Webster , Westminster , and Winchendon .Middlesex County : Acton , Ashby , Ayer , Boxborough , Dunstable , Groton , Holliston , Hudson , Littleton , Marlborough , Maynard , Natick , Pepperell , Sherborn , Shirley , Stow , Townsend , Tyngsborough , and Westford .Norfolk County : Bellingham , Franklin , Medway , Millis 1969–1973 Middlesex County : Acton , Ashby , Ayer , Boxborough , Concord , Hudson , Lincoln , Littleton , Marlborough , Maynard , Newton , Shirley , Stow , Townsend , Waltham , Watertown , Westford , and Weston .Worcester County : Ashburnham , Berlin , Bolton , Clinton , Fitchburg , Gardner , Harvard , Lancaster , Leominster , Lunenburg , Sterling , Westminster , Winchendon Robert Drinan (Newton ) Democratic January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 92nd Elected in 1970 . Redistricted to the 4th district . Harold Donohue (Worcester ) Democratic January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 93rd Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1972 . Retired and resigned early. 1973–1983 Middlesex County : Ashland , Holliston , Hopkinton , Hudson , and Marlborough .Norfolk County : Bellingham , Franklin , and Medway .Worcester County : Auburn , Berlin , Blackstone , Boylston , Clinton , Grafton , Hopedale , Leicester , Mendon , Milford , Millbury , Millville , Northborough , Northbridge , Shrewsbury , Southborough , Sutton , Upton , Uxbridge , Westborough , West Boylston , Worcester [ 17] Vacant December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 Joseph D. Early [ 18] (Worcester ) Democratic January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd Elected in 1974 .Re-elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 . Lost re-election. 1983–1993 Middlesex County : Ashland , Holliston , Hopkinton , Hudson , Marlborough , Sherborn , and Stow .Norfolk County : Bellingham , Franklin , Medway , Millis , Norfolk [ 19] Worcester County : Auburn , Berlin , Blackstone , Bolton , Boylston , Clinton , Douglas , Grafton , Hopedale , Lancaster , Leicester , Lunenburg , Mendon , Milford , Millbury , Millville , Northborough , Northbridge , Shrewsbury , Southborough , Sutton , Upton , Uxbridge , Westborough , West Boylston , Worcester Peter Blute (Shrewsbury ) Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 103rd 104th Elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 . Lost re-election. 1993–2003 Bristol County : Attleboro , Dartmouth , Fall River (all of wards 1, 2 & 3, ward 6 pcts. A & B, ward 4 pct. A, parts of B & C), Mansfield (pcts. 1, 2 & parts of 3 & 4), North Attleboro , Seekonk , Somerset , Swansea , and Westport .[ 19] Middlesex County : Holliston , and Hopkinton .Norfolk County : Foxborough (pct. 5, parts of pcts. 1, 3, 4), Franklin , Medway , Plainville , and Wrentham .Worcester County : Auburn (parts of pcts. 1, 3 & 4), Berlin , Boylston , Clinton , Grafton , Holden , Lancaster (parts of pcts. 1 & 2), Northborough , Northbridge , Paxton , Princeton , Rutland , Shrewsbury , Sterling , Upton , Westborough , West Boylston , Worcester [ 20] Jim McGovern (Worcester ) Democratic January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th Elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 .Re-elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 . Redistricted to the 2nd district . 2003–2013
Bristol County : Attleboro , Fall River (wards 1-3; ward 4, Precincts A & B; ward 5, Precincts A & B; ward 6, Precincts B & C; & ward 8, Precinct D), North Attleborough , Rehoboth , Seekonk , Somerset , and Swansea .Middlesex County : Ashland , Holliston , Hopkinton , and Marlborough .Norfolk County : Franklin , Medway , Plainville , and Wrentham .Worcester County : Auburn , Boylston , Clinton , Holden , Northborough , Paxton , Princeton , Rutland , Shrewsbury , Southborough , West Boylston , Westborough , and Worcester . Niki Tsongas (Lowell ) Democratic January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 113th 114th 115th Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2012 .Re-elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 . Retired. 2013–present See Cities and towns in the district , above Lori Trahan (Westford ) Democratic January 3, 2019 – present 116th 117th 118th 119th Elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .Re-elected in 2024 .