Indiana_Territory's_at-large_congressional_district

Indiana Territory's at-large congressional district

Indiana Territory's at-large congressional district

American congressional district


The Indiana Territory's at-large congressional district encompassed the entire area of the Indiana Territory.

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The Indiana Territory shown between 1800 and 1819.

A delegate to the United States Congress was elected from this district.

The territory was created from portions of the Northwest Territory leading up to the State of Ohio achieving statehood.

List of delegates representing the district

The territory sent one non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives.

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The area of Indiana Territory was reduced in 1805 by the creation of Michigan Territory, and again in 1809 by the creation of Illinois Territory.

Indiana becomes a state of the Union

On December 11, 1816, Indiana was admitted into the Union as a state.

See also


References

  1. William Wesley Woollen (1975). Biographical and Historical Sketches of Early Indiana. Mid-American Frontier (reprint of 1883 ed.). New York: Arno Press. p. 384. OCLC 1218324.
  2. "Parke, Benjamin". Federal Judicial Center. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
  3. "Parke, Benjamin, (1777 – 1835)". Biographical Directory of Congress. United States Congress. Retrieved November 28, 2017.

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