Massachusetts's 14th congressional district is an obsolete district which was in eastern
Massachusetts
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and the
Maine District. It was eliminated in 1963 after the
1960 U.S. Census. Its last
Congressman
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was
Joseph William Martin, Jr.
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, who was
redistricted
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into the
10th district.
Cities and towns in the district
1790s-1810s
1910s
"Bristol County: Town of Easton. Norfolk County: City of Quincy; towns of Avon, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Foxboro, Holbrook, Milton, Norwood, Randolph, Sharon,
Stoughton, Westwood, and Weymouth. Plymouth County: City of Brockton; towns of Abington, Rockland, East Bridgewater, West Bridgewater, and Whitman." Suffolk County: Boston (Ward 26).
1920s-1960s
List of members representing the district
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
1963 disestablishments in Massachusetts
Constituencies established in 1795
Constituencies disestablished in 1963
1795 establishments in Massachusetts
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