Massachusetts's 12th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was eliminated as a result of the
redistricting cycle after the
1980 Census
The United States census of 1980, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,545,805, an increase of 11.4 percent over the 203,184,772 persons enumerated during the 1970 census. It was th ...
. Its last location was in south-eastern
Massachusetts
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and its last
Congressman was
Gerry Studds
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, who was
redistricted
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The U.S. Constitution in Ar ...
into the
tenth district.
Cities and towns in the district
1790s–1830s
1880s–1900s
1910s
Suffolk County: Boston Wards 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 24.
1920s
Boston (Wards 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21).
1940s
Boston (Wards 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17).
1950s–1980s
List of members representing the district
Notes
References
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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present*
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Former congressional districts of the United States
1983 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Constituencies established in 1795
Constituencies disestablished in 1983
1795 establishments in Massachusetts