Massachusetts's at-large congressional seat is an obsolete construct only used during the 1792–1793 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts. In that election, one of the state's then-14 representatives to the

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was elected statewide at-large. At that time, the

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included the

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. Elected at-large was David Cobb, who served in the

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(March 1793–March 1795). Other than Cobb, Massachusetts has never elected a member of the U.S. House at-large.

Sole member

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
* {{USCongDistStateMA At-large Former congressional districts of the United States At-large United States congressional districts Constituencies established in 1793 Constituencies disestablished in 1795 1793 establishments in Massachusetts 1795 disestablishments in Massachusetts