In 1798, the

Northwest Territory The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and formally known as the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio, was formed from unorganized western territory of the United States after the American Revolutionary War. Established in 1 ...

became eligible to send a non-voting

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to the

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. The Assembly elected this representative.

List of delegates representing the district

The Northwest Territory was reduced to the size of Ohio when the

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was created on July 4, 1800. The Northwest Territory went out of existence when Ohio was admitted as a state on March 1, 1803.

References

* {{coord, 41, N, 86, W, display=title Congressional districts of Ohio At-large United States congressional districts Former congressional districts of the United States Constituencies established in 1799 Constituencies disestablished in 1803 1799 establishments in the Northwest Territory 1803 disestablishments in the Northwest Territory

List of delegates representing the district

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