Massachusetts's 16th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was first active 1803–1821 in theDistrict of Maine and again active 1913–1933 in theCape Cod region. It was eliminated in 1933 after the1930 census. Its lastcongressman wasCharles L. Gifford, who wasredistricted into the15th district.

"Barnstable County: Towns of Barnstable, Bourne, Brewster, Chatham, Dennis, Eastham, Falmonth, Harwich, Mashpee, Orleans, Provincetown, Sandwich, Truro, Wellfleet, and Yarmouth. Bristol County: City of New Bedford; towns of Acushnet, Dartmouth, andFairhaven. Plymouth County: Towns of Bridgewater, Carver, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover,Hanson, Hingham, Hull, Kingston, Marion, Marshfield, Mattapoisett, Middleboro, Norwell, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rochester, Scituate, and Wareham. Norfolk County: Town of Cohasset. Dukes and Nantucket Counties."^[1]

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location
District created March 3, 1803
Samuel Thatcher (Warren)	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1805	8th	Redistricted from the12th district andre-elected in 1802. Lost re-election.	1803–1813 "Lincoln district,"District of Maine
Orchard Cook (Wiscasset)	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1811	9th 10th 11th	Elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Retired.
Peleg Tallman (Bath)	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	12th	Elected in 1810. Retired.
Samuel Davis (Bath)	Federalist	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815	13th	Elected in 1812. Redistricted to the19th district and lost re-election.	1813–1821 "3rd Eastern district,"District of Maine
Benjamin Brown (Waldoborough)	Federalist	March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817	14th	Elected in 1814. Ran in the18th district and lost re-election.
Benjamin Orr (Brunswick)	Federalist	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819	15th	Elected in 1816. Lost re-election.
Mark Langdon Hill (Phippsburg)	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821	16th	Elected in 1819 on the third ballot. Districtmoved to Maine.
District moved toMaine March 3, 1821
District restored in Massachusetts March 3, 1913
Thomas Chandler Thacher (Yarmouth)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.	1803–1813 [data missing]
Joseph Walsh (New Bedford)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – August 21, 1922	64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Resigned to become a justice of theMassachusetts Superior Court.
Vacant		August 21, 1922 – November 7, 1922	67th
Charles L. Gifford (Cotuit)	Republican	November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1933	67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected to finish Walsh's term Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the15th district.
District eliminated March 3, 1933

• 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
• "Our Campaigns - United States - Massachusetts - MA - District 16".www.ourcampaigns.com. RetrievedDecember 31, 2020.

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