Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

History

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This district was created in 1833. It was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District established March 4, 1833
John Banks (Mercer )	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – April 2, 1836	23rd 24th	Redistricted from the Re-elected in 1834 . Resigned to become the judge of the Berks judicial district.
Vacant		April 2, 1836 – December 5, 1836	24th
John James Pearson (Mercer)	Anti-Jacksonian	December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837		1836 .
Thomas Henry (Beaver)	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th 27th	Re-elected in 1840. [data missing ]
	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Joseph Buffington (Kittanning)	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	1846 .
Alexander Irvin (Clearfield)	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	1848 .
Alfred Gilmore (Butler)	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	1852 .
Carlton B. Curtis (Warren )	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Redistricted from the re-elected in 1852. [data missing ]
David Barclay (Punxsutawney)	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Elected in 1854. [data missing ]
James L. Gillis (Ridgway)	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	1858 .
Chapin Hall (Warren)	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	1860 .
John Patton (Curwensville )	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	1862 .
Jesse Lazear (Waynesburg)	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Redistricted from the 1864 .
George V. E. Lawrence (Monongahela )	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	1868 .
Joseph B. Donley (Waynesburg )	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	1870 .
William McClelland (Mount Jackson)	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	1872 .
William S. Moore (Washington)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. [data missing ]
John W. Wallace (New Castle )	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	1876 .
William S. Shallenberger (Rochester)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Re-elected in 1880. [data missing ]
George V. E. Lawrence (Monongahela )	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	1884 .
Oscar L. Jackson (New Castle)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	1888 .
Joseph W. Ray (Waynesburg)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	1890 .
Andrew Stewart (Uniontown )	Republican	March 4, 1891 – February 26, 1892	52nd	Lost election contest.
Pittsburgh )	Democratic	February 26, 1892 – July 29, 1892		Re-elected in 1890 . Died.
Vacant		July 29, 1892 – December 5, 1892
Pittsburgh )	Democratic	December 5, 1892 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	1894 .
Ernest F. Acheson (Washington)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1909	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th	1908
John K. Tener (Charleroi)	Republican	March 4, 1909 – January 16, 1911	61st	Governor of Pennsylvania .
Vacant		January 16, 1911 – March 3, 1911
Charles Matthews (New Castle)	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	1912 .
Henry W. Temple (Washington)	Progressive	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	1914 .
Vacant		March 4, 1915 – November 2, 1915	64th
Henry W. Temple (Washington)	Republican	November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923	64th 65th 66th 67th	Re-elected in 1920. Redistricted to the 25th district .
Samuel A. Kendall (Meyersdale)	Republican	March 4, 1923 – January 8, 1933	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Redistricted from the 1932 Died.
Vacant		January 8, 1933 – March 4, 1933	72nd
J. Buell Snyder (Perryopolis)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th	Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 23rd district .
Thomas E. Morgan (Fredericktown)	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 26th district .
Carroll D. Kearns (Farrell)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 1962 .
James D. Weaver (Erie)	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	1964 .
Joseph P. Vigorito (Erie)	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	1976 .
Marc L. Marks (Sharon)	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	1982 .
District dissolved January 3, 1983

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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