Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district
Appearance
Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1830 |
Eliminated | 1990 |
Years active | 1833-1993 |
Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.
History
This district was created in 1833. The district was eliminated in 1993.
List of members representing the district
Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Electoral history |
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District established March 4, 1833 | ||||
Samuel S. Harrison (Kittanning) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
23rd 24th |
Re-elected in 1834. ]
[data missing |
William Beatty (Butler) |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 |
25th 26th |
Re-elected in 1838. ]
[data missing |
William Jack )
(Brookville |
Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 |
27th | Elected in 1840. ]
[data missing |
Charles M. Reed )
(Erie |
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843 .Lost re-election. |
![]() James Thompson (Erie) |
Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 |
29th 30th 31st |
Re-elected in 1848 .Retired. |
![]() Carlton B. Curtis (Warren) |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1850. .
Redistricted to the 24th district |
Michael Carver Trout (Sharon) |
Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1852 .Lost re-election. |
![]() John Allison (New Brighton) |
Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
34th | Elected in 1854 .Retired from the House in 1856. |
William Stewart )
(Mercer |
Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
35th 36th |
Re-elected in 1858. ]
[data missing |
John W. Wallace )
(New Castle |
Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1860 .Lost re-election. |
![]() Thomas Williams (Allegheny City) |
Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 |
38th 39th 40th |
Re-elected in 1866. ]
[data missing |
![]() Darwin Phelps (Kittanning) |
Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
41st | 1870
|
![]() Ebenezer McJunkin (Butler) |
Republican | March 4, 1871 – 1874 |
42nd 43rd |
Re-elected in 1872 .Resigned to become presiding judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Pennsylvania |
![]() John M. Thompson (Butler) |
Republican | December 22, 1874 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Elected to finish McJunkin's term. ]
[data missing |
Allegheny City )
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Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th | Elected in 1874 .Lost re-election. |
![]() Thomas M. Bayne (Allegheny City) |
Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1891 |
45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st |
1890
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![]() William A. Stone (Allegheny City) |
Republican | March 4, 1891 – November 9, 1898 |
52nd 53rd 54th 55th |
Governor of Pennsylvania .
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Vacant | November 9, 1898 – November 29, 1898 |
55th | ||
![]() William H. Graham (Allegheny City) |
Republican | November 29, 1898 – March 3, 1903 |
55th 56th 57th |
Re-elected in 1900 .Lost re-election. |
![]() Allen F. Cooper (Uniontown) |
Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 |
58th 59th 60th 61st |
Re-elected in 1908. ]
[data missing |
![]() Thomas S. Crago (Waynesburg) |
Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 |
62nd | Elected in 1910 .Lost re-election. |
![]() Wooda N. Carr (Uniontown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
63rd | Elected in 1912 .Lost re-election. |
![]() Robert F. Hopwood (Uniontown) |
Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 |
64th | Elected in 1914 .Lost re-election. |
![]() Bruce F. Sterling (Uniontown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 |
65th | Elected in 1916 .Lost re-election. |
![]() Samuel A. Kendall (Meyersdale) |
Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 |
66th 67th |
Re-elected in 1920. .
Redistricted to the 24th district |
![]() William I. Swoope (Clearfield) |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 |
68th 69th |
Re-elected in 1924 .Retired. |
![]() J. Mitchell Chase (Clearfield) |
Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 |
70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930 .Retired. |
![]() J. Banks Kurtz (Altoona) |
Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1932 .Lost re-election. |
Don Gingery )
(Clearfield |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 |
74th 75th |
Re-elected in 1936 .Lost re-election. |
![]() James E. Van Zandt (Altoona) |
Republican | January 3, 1939 – September 24, 1943 |
76th 77th 78th |
Re-elected in 1942. .
Resigned to rejoin the United States Navy |
Vacant | September 24, 1943 – November 2, 1943 |
78th | ||
![]() D. Emmert Brumbaugh (Claysburg) |
Republican | November 2, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
Elected to finish Van Zandt's term. .
Redistricted to the 22nd district | |
![]() J. Buell Snyder (Perryopolis) |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – February 24, 1946 |
79th | Redistricted from the re-elected in 1944 .Died. |
Vacant | February 24, 1946 – May 21, 1946 |
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Carl H. Hoffman )
(Somerset |
Republican | May 21, 1946 – January 3, 1947 |
Elected to finish Snyder's term .Retired. | |
William J. Crow (Uniontown) |
Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
80th | Elected in 1946 .Lost re-election. |
Anthony Cavalcante (Uniontown) |
Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 |
81st | Elected in 1948 .Lost re-election. |
Edward L. Sittler Jr. (Uniontown) |
Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 |
82nd | Elected in 1950 .Lost re-election. |
![]() Leon H. Gavin (Oil City) |
Republican | January 3, 1953 – September 15, 1963 |
83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th |
Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1962 .Died. |
Vacant | September 15, 1963 – November 5, 1963 |
88th | ||
![]() Albert W. Johnson (Smethport) |
Republican | November 5, 1963 – January 3, 1977 |
88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th |
Re-elected in 1974 .Lost re-election. |
![]() Joseph S. Ammerman (Curwensville) |
Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 |
95th | Elected in 1976 .Lost re-election. |
William F. Clinger Jr. )
(Warren |
Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 |
96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Re-elected in 1990. .
Redistricted to the 5th district |
District dissolved January 3, 1993 |
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