Alabama Territory's at-large congressional district explained

State:Alabama Territory
District Number:AL
Member Type:Delegate
Representative:N/A
Obsolete:yes
Created:1818
Custom Created:as a non-voting delegate was granted by Congress
Eliminated:1819
Statehood Eliminated:yes
Years:1818–1819

Alabama Territory's at-large congressional district was the U.S. House of Representatives congressional district for the Alabama Territory to elect a territorial delegate (non-viting) to represent, participate in floor debates,lobby and sit in on committee meetings) in the U.S. House of Representatives, lower chamber of the Congress of the United States, sitting in the United States Capitol on Capitol Hill in the federal national capital city of Washington, D.C..

Non-voting delegates are elected from all the several Territories and commonwealths of the nation to have seats and vouin the House of Representatives.ce

List of delegates representing the district

On March 3, 1817, the Alabama Territory was created. A non-voting delegate was elected at-large beginning January 29, 1818.

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DelegatePartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District created January 29, 1818
John Crowell
nonenowrap January 29, 1818 –
March 3, 1819
Elected in 1818.
Alabama achieved statehood.
Elected to
District eliminated March 3, 1819