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Massachusetts's 11th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in eastern
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Massachusetts's 11th congressional district is an obsolete congressional district in eastern Massachusetts
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. It was eliminated in 1993 after the 1990 U.S. census. Its last congressman was Brian Donnelly; its most notable were John Quincy Adams
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following his term as president, eventual president John F. Kennedy
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and Speaker of the House Tip O'Neill
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.
Cities and towns in the district
1790s-1880s
1890s
1893: Suffolk County: Boston, Wards 21, 22. 23, 25. "Middlesex County: City of Newton, towns of Belmont, Holliston, Sherborn, and Water- town. Norfolk County: Towns of Bellingham, Brookline, Dedham, Dover, Foxboro, Franklin, Hyde Park, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Sharon, Walpole, and Wrentham. Bristol County: Town of North Attleboro. Worcester County: Towns of Hopedale and Milford."1910s-1940s
1916: Suffolk County: Boston Wards 10, 11 (Precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), 12, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23. 1921: Boston (Wards 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 22, 23). 1941: Boston (Wards 1, 2, 3, 22), Cambridge, Somerville (Wards 1, 2, 3).1960s-1980s
1968: "Norfolk County: City of Quincy. Towns of Avon, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Holbrook, Milton, Norwood, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, and Weymouth. Plymouth County: City of Brockton. Suffolk County: City of Boston: Ward 18." 1977: "Norfolk County: City of Quincy. Towns of Avon, Braintree, Holbrook, Milton, Randolph, and Stoughton. Plymouth County: City of Brockton. Towns of Abington and Whitman. Suffolk County: City of Boston: Wards 15, 16, 17, 18." 1985: "Norfolk County: City of Quincy. Towns of Avon, Braintree, Holbrook, Milton, Randolph, and Weymouth. Plymouth County: City of Brockton. Towns of Abington, East Bridgewater, Rockland, West Bridgewater, and Whitman. Suffolk County: City of Boston: Wards 15, 16, 17, and 18."List of members representing the district
References
* *Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
External links
* * {{USCongDistStateMA 1795 establishments in Massachusetts 11 Former congressional districts of the United States 1993 disestablishments in Massachusetts Constituencies established in 1795 Constituencies disestablished in 1993