Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | District location |
District created March 4, 1789 |
Benjamin Goodhue (Salem) | | Pro-Administration | March 4, 1789 – March 3, 1793 | 1st 2nd | Elected January 29, 1789, on the second ballot. Re-elected October 4, 1790. Redistricted to the 1st district. | 1789–1793 Essex County |
Dwight Foster (Brookfield) | | Pro-Administration | General ticket: March 4, 1793 – March 3, 1795 | 3rd | Elected April 1, 1793, on the third ballot as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district at-large. Redistricted to the 4th district. | 1793–1795 Berkshire County, Worcester County, and Hampshire County |
Theodore Sedgwick (Great Barrington) | | Pro-Administration | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected November 2, 1792, as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district from Berkshire County. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
Artemas Ward (Shrewsbury) | | Pro-Administration | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected November 2, 1792, as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district from Worcester County. [data missing] |
William Lyman (Northampton) | | Anti-Administration | Elected April 1, 1793, on the third ballot as part of the four-seat general ticket, representing the district from Hampshire County. Re-elected November 3, 1794, as the sole representative from the district. Lost re-election. |
| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | 4th | 1795–1803 "2nd Western district" |
William Shepard (Westfield) | | Federalist | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 | 5th 6th 7th | Elected January 16, 1797, on the second ballot. Re-elected in 1798. Re-elected in 1800. Retired. |
Jacob Crowninshield (Salem) | | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – April 15, 1808 | 8th 9th 10th | Elected in 1802. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Died. | 1803–1823 "Essex South district" |
Vacant | April 15, 1808 – May 23, 1808 | 10th |
Joseph Story (Salem) | | Democratic-Republican | May 23, 1808 – March 3, 1809 | Elected to finish Crowninshield's term. Retired. |
Benjamin Pickman Jr. (Salem) | | Federalist | March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811 | 11th | Elected in 1808. Retired. |
William Reed (Marblehead) | | Federalist | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1815 | 12th 13th | Elected in 1810. Re-elected in 1812. Retired. |
Timothy Pickering (Wendham) | | Federalist | March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 | 14th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1814. Lost re-election. |
Nathaniel Silsbee (Salem) | | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1821 | 15th 16th | Elected in 1816. Re-elected in 1818. Retired. |
Gideon Barstow (Salem) | | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 | 17th | Elected in 1821 on the third ballot. Retired. |
Benjamin W. Crowninshield (Salem) | | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | 18th 19th 20th 21st | Elected in 1823 on the second ballot. Re-elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Re-elected in 1828. Lost re-election. | 1823–1833 "Essex South district" |
| Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1831 |
Rufus Choate (Salem) | | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – June 30, 1834 | 22nd 23rd | Elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Resigned. |
1833–1843 [data missing] |
Vacant | June 30, 1834 – December 1, 1834 | 23rd |
Stephen C. Phillips (Salem) | | Anti-Jacksonian | December 1, 1834 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th 25th | Elected to finish Choate's term. Also elected to the full term in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Resigned to become Mayor of Salem. |
| Whig | March 4, 1837 – September 28, 1838 |
Vacant | September 28, 1838 – December 5, 1838 | 25th |
Leverett Saltonstall (Salem) | | Whig | December 5, 1838 – March 3, 1843 | 25th 26th 27th | Elected to finish Phillips's term in 1838 and seated December 5, 1838. Also elected to the full term in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Lost re-election. |
Daniel P. King (South Danvers) | | Whig | March 4, 1843 – July 25, 1850 | 28th 29th 30th 31st | Elected in 1843 on the fourth ballot. Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Died. | 1843–1853 [data missing] |
Vacant | July 25, 1850 – March 3, 1851 | 31st |
Robert Rantoul Jr. (Beverly) | | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – August 7, 1852 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. Died. |
Vacant | August 7, 1852 – December 13, 1852 |
Francis B. Fay (Chelsea) | | Whig | December 13, 1852 – March 3, 1853 | Elected to finish Rantoul's term. Retired. |
Samuel L. Crocker (Taunton) | | Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. | 1853–1863 [data missing] |
James Buffington[12](Fall River) | | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th 35th 36th 37th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Re-elected in 1860. Retired. |
| Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1863 |
Oakes Ames[8] (North Easton) | | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1873 | 38th 39th 40th 41st 42nd | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired. | 1863–1873 [data missing] |
Benjamin W. Harris[13][14] (East Bridgewater) | | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883 | 43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th | Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Retired. | 1873–1883 [data missing] |
John D. Long (Hingham) | | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 | 48th 49th 50th | Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Retired. | 1883–1893 [data missing] |
Elijah A. Morse (Canton) | | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | 51st 52nd | Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Redistricted to the 12th district. |
Frederick H. Gillett[15][16] (Springfield) | | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1925 | 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th | Elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | 1893–1903 [data missing] |
1903–1913 [data missing] |
1913–1933 [data missing] |
George B. Churchill (Amherst) | | Republican | March 4, 1925 – July 1, 1925 | 69th | Elected in 1924. Died. |
Vacant | July 1, 1925 – September 29, 1925 |
Henry L. Bowles (Springfield) | | Republican | September 29, 1925 – March 3, 1929 | 69th 70th | Elected to finish Churchill's term. Re-elected in 1926. Retired. |
Will Kirk Kaynor (Springfield) | | Republican | March 4, 1929 – December 20, 1929 | 71st | Elected in 1928. Died. |
Vacant | December 20, 1929 – February 11, 1930 |
William J. Granfield (Springfield) | | Democratic | February 11, 1930 – January 3, 1937 | 71st 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected to finish Kaynor's term. Also elected to full term in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Retired. |
1933–1943 [data missing] |
Charles R. Clason[17] (Springfield) | | Republican | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949 | 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
1943–1953 [data missing] |
Foster Furcolo (Longmeadow) | | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – September 30, 1952 | 81st 82nd | Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Retired and then resigned early when appointed State Treasurer. |
Vacant | September 30, 1952 – January 3, 1953 | 82nd |
Edward Boland[18] (Springfield) | | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1989 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th | Elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Retired. | 1953–1963 [data missing] |
1963–1973 [data missing] |
1973–1983 [data missing] |
1983–1993 [data missing] |
Richard Neal[19] (Springfield) | | Democratic | January 3, 1989 – January 3, 2013 | 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
1993–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013 |
Jim McGovern (Worcester) | | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – present | 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. | 2013–2023 |
2023–present |