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" By the courteous care of Hon. John H. Starin, now representing this district in Congress, we are enabled to present the following summary of Montgomery county's representation in the national legislature, from the time of the adoption of the United States Constitution. " (Beers , 1878):
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN THE U.S. CONGRESS, 1789 - 1879 |
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| Congress | Name | District | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah | 1789 - 1791 | |
| II | Gordon, James | 1791 - 1793 | |
| III | Talbot, Silas | 1793 - 1795 | |
| IV | Cooper, William | 1795 - 1797 | |
| V | Cochran, James | IX | 1797 - 1799 |
| VI | Platt, Jonas | IX | 1799 - 1801 |
| VII | Walker, Benjamin | IX | 1801 - 1803 |
| VIII | Sammons, Thomas | XIII | 1803 - 1805 |
| IX | Sammons, Thomas | XIII | 1805 - 1807 |
| X | Swart, Peter | XIII | 1807 - 1809 |
| XI | Sammons, Thomas | IX | 1809 - 1811 |
| XII | Sammons, Thomas | IX | 1811 - 1813 |
| XIII | Markall, Jacob | XIV | 1813 - 1815 |
| XIV | Cady, Daniel | XIV | 1815 - 1817 |
| XV | Herkimer, John | XIV | 1817 - 1819 |
| XVI | Fay, John | XIV | 1819 - 1821 |
| XVII | Conkling, Alfred | XIV | 1821 - 1823 |
| XVIII | Cady, John W. | XVI | 1823 - 1825 |
| XIX | Markell, Henry | XVI | 1825 - 1827 |
| XX | Markell, Henry | XVI | 1827 - 1829 |
| XXI | Arnold, Benedict | XVI | 1829 - 1831 |
| XXII | Soule, Nathan | XVI | 1831 - 1833 |
| XXIII | McVean, Charles | XV | 1833 - 1835 |
| XXIV | Bovee, Mathais J. | XV | 1835 - 1837 |
| XXV | Edward, John | XV | 1837 - 1839 |
| XXVI | Wagner, Peter J. | XV | 1839 - 1841 |
| XXVII | Sandford, John | XV | 1841 - 1843 |
| XVIII | Benton, Charles | XVII | 1843 - 1845 |
| XXIX | Benton, Charles | XVII | 1845 - 1847 |
| XXX | Petrie, George | XVII | 1847 - 1849 |
| XXXI | Alexander, Henry P. | XVII | 1849 - 1851 |
| XXXII | Buell, Alexander H. | XVII | 1851 - 1853 |
| XXXIII | Rowe, Peter | XVIII | 1853 - 1855 |
| XXXIV | Horton, Thomas R. | XVIII | 1855 - 1857 |
| XXXV | Cochrane, Clarke B. | XVIII | 1857 - 1859 |
| XXXVI | Cochrane, Clarke B. | XVIII | 1859 - 1861 |
| XXXVII | Vibbard, Chauncey | XVIII | 1861 - 1863 |
| XXXVIII | Marvin, James M. | XVIII | 1863 - 1865 |
| XXXIX | Marvin, James M. | XVIII | 1865 - 1867 |
| XL | Marvin, James M. | XVIII | 1867 - 1869 |
| XLI | Sandford, Stephen | XVIII | 1869 - 1871 |
| XLII | Carroll, John. M. | XVIII | 1871 - 1873 |
| XLIII | Hathorn, Henry W. | XIX | 1873 - 1875 |
| XLIV | Hathorn, Henry W. | XX | 1875 - 1877 |
| XlV | Starin, John H. | XX | 1877 - 1879 |
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