Florida Territory's at-large congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1822, as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress |
Eliminated | 1845, as a result of statehood |
Years active | 1822–1845 |
Florida Territory was created on March 30, 1822, and was represented by a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives until statehood was achieved on March 3, 1845. The territory's first delegate, Joseph Marion Hernández, was elected on September 30, 1822, and took his seat in Congress on January 23, 1823.