Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district

Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district is an obsolete congressional district that encompassed the area of the Wyoming Territory. After Wyoming's admission to the Union as the 44th state by act of Congress on July 10, 1890, this district was dissolved and replaced by Wyoming's at-large congressional district.

Wyoming Territory (blue) with Idaho and Montana in 1868

List of delegates representing the district

On July 25, 1868, an act of Congress gave Wyoming Territory the authority to elect a Congressional delegate, although the first delegate did not take his seat until 1869.[1][2]

Delegate (District home)	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created December 6, 1869
Stephen Friel Nuckolls (Cheyenne)	Democratic	December 6, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	Elected in 1869. Lost re-election.
William Theopilus Jones (Cheyenne)	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Elected in 1870. Lost re-election.
William Randolph Steele (Cheyenne)	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	43rd 44th	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Lost re-election.
William Wellington Corlett (Cheyenne)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected in 1876. Retired.
Stephen Wheeler Downey (Laramie City)	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th	Elected in 1878. Lost re-election.
Morton Everel Post (Cheyenne)	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47th 48th	Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Retired.
Joseph M. Carey (Cheyenne)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – July 10, 1890	49th 50th 51st	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Retired when elected U.S. senator.
District eliminated July 10, 1890

References

1. "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". United States Congress. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved April 15, 2010.
2. "House History". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 15, 2010.