releases: http://sablan.house.gov/history-delegates-resident-commissioners-featured
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| http://sablan.house.gov/history-delegates-resident-commissioners-featured | History of delegates, resident commissioners featured | 2015-10-19 | 2015 | 2015-10 | Independent | Senate | MP | Gregorio Sablan | S001177 | sablan.house.gov | legacy | This weeks Edition for Educators on the House of Representatives official history website features Statutory Representatives, the Delegates and Resident Commissioners from U.S. territories whose positions were created by law rather than by the U.S. Constitution. Even before the Constitution was adopted, the Continental Congress, operating under the Articles of Confederation, adopted the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 that entitled a Delegate from todays Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota to a seat in Congress. 175 people have since served in this capacity, representing areas that became states, independent nations, or remain Commonwealths and territories today. One, William Henry Harrison, became the ninth President of the United States. Another, Manuel Quezon, became the second President of the Philippines. Today, there are five Delegates and one Resident Commissioner, representing some five million Americans. The most recently created position is the Delegate for the Northern Mariana Islands. In addition to the history.house.gov website you can find more information about the history and status of Delegates in this report by the Congressional Research Service. # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |