New Mexico Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district representing the

New Mexico Territory The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912. It was created from the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, as a result of '' Nuevo México'' becomi ...

, which was created in 1850. After

New Mexico New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also ...

's admission to the Union as the 47th state by act of Congress on January 6, 1912, this district was dissolved and replaced by

New Mexico's at-large congressional district From statehood in 1912 to 1969, New Mexico did not use congressional districts for its representatives to the United States House of Representatives. Instead, it elected its representatives statewide at-large. List of members representing the ...

Pre-territorial delegate

The general boundaries of the territory were established following the

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). It was signed on 2 February 1848 in the town of Villa de Guadalupe, Mexico City, Guadalupe Hidalgo. After the defeat of its army and the fall of the cap ...

in 1848, but Congress did not formally organize the territory right away. Despite the uncertain status of the region, political leaders met in September 1849, and elected Hugh N. Smith as its Congressional delegate. Smith presented his credentials to Congress on February 4, 1850, but the House refused to seat him, ruling that no territorial government existed and no authority to elect a delegate had been granted.

List of delegates representing the district

On September 9, 1850, following the passage of the

Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that temporarily defused tensions between slave and free states during the years leading up to the American Civil War. Designe ...

, New Mexico Territory was officially created by an act of Congress and was given the authority to elect a delegate, the first of which was Richard H. Weightman.

References

* Former congressional districts of the United States At-large United States congressional districts Territory At-large 1851 establishments in New Mexico Territory Constituencies established in 1851 1912 disestablishments in New Mexico Constituencies disestablished in 1912 Long stubs with short prose {{NewMexico-stub