On June 4, 1812, the Missouri Territory was created following the creation of the state of Louisiana. The Arkansas Territory was spun off in 1819. The state of Missouri was separated in 1821 and the remaining land was annexed by the Michigan Territory in 1834.
| Delegate | Party | Years | Territorial home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Hempstead | none | November 9, 1812 – September 17, 1814 | ||
| Rufus Easton | none | September 17, 1814 – August 5, 1816 | ||
| John Scott | none | August 6, 1816 – January 13, 1817 | Election declared illegal | |
| Vacant | 1817-01-13 - 1817-08-04 | |||
| John Scott | none | August 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | ||
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Famous quotes containing the words missouri, territory and/or district:
“I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)
“We found ourselves always torn between the mothers in our heads and the women we needed to become simply to stay alive.With one foot in the past and another in the future, we hobbled through first love, motherhood, marriage, divorce, careers, menopause, widowhood—never knowing what or who we were supposed to be, staking out new emotional territory at every turn—like pioneers.”
—Erica Jong (20th century)
“Most works of art, like most wines, ought to be consumed in the district of their fabrication.”
—Rebecca West (1892–1983)