Iowa Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the
Iowa Territory
The Territory of Iowa was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Iowa. The remai ...
, which was split off from the
Wisconsin Territory
The Territory of Wisconsin was an organized and incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 3, 1836, until May 29, 1848, when an eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Wisconsin. Belm ...
in 1838. After
Iowa
Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...
's admission to the
Union as the 29th state by act of Congress on December 28, 1846, this district was dissolved and replaced by
Iowa's at-large congressional district.
List of delegates representing the district
On June 12, 1838, an act of Congress gave Iowa Territory the authority to elect a
delegate to Congress
Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives (called either delegates or resident commissioner, in the case of Puerto Rico) are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives, who do not have a right to vot ...
.
See also
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Iowa's congressional districts
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iowa Territory's At-Large Congressional District
Former congressional districts of the United States
At-large United States congressional districts
Territory At-large