Connecticut's 1st Congressional District - List of Representatives

List of Representatives

Representative Party Years of Service Hometown Note
District organized from Connecticut's At-large congressional district in 1837
Isaac Toucey Democratic March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 Hartford Lost Re-election
Joseph Trumbull Whig March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 Hartford Retired
Thomas H. Seymour Democratic March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 Hartford Retired
James Dixon Whig March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1849 Hartford Retired
Loren P. Waldo Democratic March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 Tolland Lost Re-election
Charles Chapman Whig March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 Hartford Unsuccessful candidate for Governor
James T. Pratt Democratic March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 Rocky Hill Lost Re-election
Ezra Clark, Jr. American March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 Hartford Changed Party
Ezra Clark, Jr. Republican March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 Hartford Lost Re-election
Dwight Loomis Republican March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 Rockville Retired
Henry C. Deming Republican March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 Hartford Lost Re-election
Richard D. Hubbard Democratic March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 Hartford Retired
Julius L. Strong Republican March 4, 1869 – September 7, 1872 Hartford Died
Vacant September 7, 1872 – December 2, 1872
Joseph R. Hawley Republican December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1875 Hartford Lost Re-election
George M. Landers Democratic March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 New Britain Retired
Joseph R. Hawley Republican March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 Hartford Elected to US Senate
John R. Buck Republican March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 Hartford Lost Re-election
William W. Eaton Democratic March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 Hartford Lost Re-election
John R. Buck Republican March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 Hartford Lost Re-election
Robert J. Vance Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 New Britain Lost Re-election
William E. Simonds Republican March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 Hartford Lost Re-election
Lewis Sperry Democratic March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895 South Windsor Lost Re-election
E. Stevens Henry Republican March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1913 Rockville Retired
Augustine Lonergan Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 Hartford Lost Re-election
P. Davis Oakey Republican March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 Hartford Lost Re-election
Augustine Lonergan Democratic March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1921 Hartford Unsuccessful candidate for US Senate
E. Hart Fenn Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 Wethersfield Retired
Augustine Lonergan Democratic March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 Hartford Elected to US Senate
Herman P. Kopplemann Democratic March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 Hartford Lost Re-election
William J. Miller Republican January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 Wethersfield Lost Re-election
Herman P. Kopplemann Democratic January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 Hartford Lost Re-election
William J. Miller Republican January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 Wethersfield Lost Re-election
Herman P. Kopplemann Democratic January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 Hartford Lost Re-election
William J. Miller Republican January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 Wethersfield Lost Re-election
Abraham A. Ribicoff Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 New Britain Unsuccessful candidate for US Senate
Thomas J. Dodd Democratic January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1957 West Hartford Unsuccessful candidate for US Senate
Edwin H. May, Jr. Republican January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1959 Wethersfield Lost Re-election
Emilio Q. Daddario Democratic January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1971 Hartford Unsuccessful candidate for Governor
William R. Cotter Democratic January 3, 1971 – September 8, 1981 Hartford Died
Vacant September 9, 1981 – January 11, 1982
Barbara B. Kennelly Democratic January 12, 1982 – January 3, 1999 Hartford Unsuccessful candidate for Governor
John Larson Democratic January 3, 1999 – Present East Hartford Incumbent


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