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Vermont's 3rd congressional district

Vermont's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created in 1803. It was eliminated after the 1880 census. Its last congressman was William W. Grout.

Member	Party	Years ↑	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District established March 4, 1803
William Chamberlain (Peacham)	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	8th	Elected in 1802. Lost re-election.	1803–1813 [data missing]
James Fisk (Barre)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1809	9th 10th	Elected on the third ballot in 1805. Re-elected in 1806. Lost re-election.
William Chamberlain (Peacham)	Federalist	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1811	11th	Elected in 1808. Lost re-election.
James Fisk (Barre)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	12th	Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the at-large district.
District inactive		March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1821	13th 14th 15th 16th	Vermont elected its representatives statewide at-large.
Charles Rich (Shoreham)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected on the third ballot in 1821. Redistricted to the at-large district.	1821–1823 [data missing]
District inactive		March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Vermont elected its representatives statewide at-large.
George Edward Wales (Hartford)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1829	19th 20th	Elected in 1824. Re-elected in 1826. Lost re-election.	1825–1833 [data missing]
Horace Everett (Windsor)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837	21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th	Elected in 1828 on the second ballot. Re-elected in 1830. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
					1833–1843 [data missing]
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1843
George Perkins Marsh (Burlington)	Whig	March 3, 1843 – May 29, 1849	28th 29th 30th	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Resigned to become U.S. Minister resident to Turkey.	1843–1853 Franklin County, Grand Isle County, Chittenden County, Addison County[1]
Vacant		May 29, 1849 – December 3, 1849	30th
James Meacham (Middlebury)	Whig	December 3, 1849 – March 3, 1853	30th 31st 32nd	Elected to finish Marsh's term. Re-elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 1st district.
Alvah Sabin (Georgia)	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd 34th	Elected in 1852. Re-elected in 1854. Retired.	1853–1863 Franklin County, Orleans County, Lamoille County, Essex County, Grand Isle County, Chittenden County[2]
	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Homer E. Royce (East Berkshire)	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	35th 36th	Elected in 1856. Elected in 1858. Retired.
Portus Baxter (Derby Line)	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1867	37th 38th 39th	Elected in 1860. Re-elected in 1863. Re-elected in 1864. Retired.
					1863–1873 [data missing]
Worthington C. Smith (St. Albans)	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1873	40th 41st 42nd	Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. Retired.
George W. Hendee (Morrisville)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879	43rd 44th 45th	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Lost re-election.	1873–1883 Franklin County, Orleans County, Lamoille County, Essex County, Grand Isle County, Chittenden County[3]
Bradley Barlow (St. Albans)	Greenback	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th	Elected in 1878. Lost re-election.
William W. Grout (Barton)	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost renomination.
District dissolved March 3, 1883

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present