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Vermont's 4th congressional district is an obsolete district. It was created in 1803. It was eliminated after the 1850 census. Its last congressman was Thomas Bartlett, Jr.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years ↑	Cong ress	Electoral history
District established March 4, 1803
Martin Chittenden (Williston)	Federalist	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1813	8th 9th 10th 11th 12th	Elected on the third ballot in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Re-elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Re-elected in 1810. Retired to run for Governor of Vermont.
District inactive		March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1821	13th 14th 15th 16th	Vermont elected its representatives statewide at-large.
Elias Keyes (Stockbridge)	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	17th	Elected in 1820. Redistricted to the at-large district and lost re-election.
District inactive		March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825	18th	Vermont elected its representatives statewide at-large.
Ezra Meech (Shelburn)	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827	19th	Elected in 1824. Lost re-election.
Benjamin Swift (St. Albans)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1831	20th 21st	Elected in 1827 on the third ballot. Re-elected in 1828. Retired.
Heman Allen (of Milton) (Burlington)	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1837	22nd 23rd 24th 25th	Elected late in 1832. Re-elected in 1833. Re-elected in 1834. Re-elected in 1836. Lost re-election.
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
John Smith (St. Albans)	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841	26th	Elected in 1838. Lost re-election.
Augustus Young (Johnson)	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	Elected in 1840. Retired.
Paul Dillingham Jr. (Waterbury)	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Retired.
Lucius B. Peck (Montpelier)	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851	30th 31st	Elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired to run for Governor of Vermont.
Thomas Bartlett Jr. (Lyndon)	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	32nd	Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election.
District dissolved March 4, 1853

References

• 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

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