Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district

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

Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1830
Eliminated	1980
Years active	1833-1983

History

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	Cong ress	District home	Note
District created March 4, 1833
John Banks	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – April 2, 1836	23rd 24th		Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1832. 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	Anti-Jacksonian	December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837		Mercer	Elected to finish Banks's term. Not a candidate for renomination in 1836.
Thomas Henry	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th 27th	Beaver	Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Re-elected in 1840. [data unknown/missing]
	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Joseph Buffington	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Kittanning	Elected in 1843. Re-elected in 1844. Not a candidate for renomination in 1846.
Alexander Irvin	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Clearfield	Elected in 1846. Not a candidate for renomination in 1848.
Alfred Gilmore	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	Butler	Elected in 1848. Re-elected in 1850. Not a candidate for reelection in 1852.
Carlton B. Curtis	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd		Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1852. [data unknown/missing]
David Barclay	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Brookville	Elected in 1854. [data unknown/missing]
James L. Gillis	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	Ridgway	Elected in 1856. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858.
Chapin Hall	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	Warren	Elected in 1858. Not a candidate for renomination in 1860.
John Patton	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Curwensville	Elected in 1860. Not a candidate for renomination in 1862.
Jesse Lazear	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Waynesburg	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1862. Not a candidate for renomination in 1864.
George V. E. Lawrence	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	Monongahela	Elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Not a candidate for renomination in 1868.
Joseph B. Donley	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	Waynesburg	Elected in 1868. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870.
William McClelland	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Mount Jackson	Elected in 1870. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872.
William S. Moore	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Washington	Elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing]
John W. Wallace	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	New Castle	Elected in 1874. Not a candidate for renomination in 1876.
William S. Shallenberger	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Rochester	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. [data unknown/missing]
George V. E. Lawrence	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Monongahela	Elected in 1882. Not a candidate for renomination in 1884.
Oscar L. Jackson	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	New Castle	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1888.
Joseph W. Ray	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Waynesburg	Elected in 1888. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890.
Andrew Stewart	Republican	March 4, 1891 – February 26, 1892	52nd		Lost election contest.
Alexander K. Craig	Democratic	February 26, 1892 – July 29, 1892		Waynesburg	Re-elected in 1890. Died.
Vacant		July 29, 1892 – December 5, 1892
William A. Sipe	Democratic	December 5, 1892 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Pittsburgh	Elected to finish Craig's term. Re-elected in 1892. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894.
Ernest F. Acheson	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1909	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th	Washington	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908
John K. Tener	Republican	March 4, 1909 – January 16, 1911	61st	Pittsburgh	Elected in 1908. Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania.
Vacant		January 16, 1911 – March 3, 1911
Charles Matthews	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	New Castle	Re-elected in 1910. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912.
Henry W. Temple	Progressive	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Washington	Elected in 1912. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914.
Vacant		March 4, 1915 – November 2, 1915	64th
Henry W. Temple	Republican	November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923	64th 65th 66th 67th	Washington	Installed after being elected to replace Rep-elect William M. Brown who died before taking office. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1920. Redistricted to the 25th district.
Samuel A. Kendall	Republican	March 4, 1923 – January 8, 1933	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Greenville Township	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 Died.
Vacant		January 8, 1933 – March 4, 1933	72nd
J. Buell Snyder	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th		Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Thomas E. Morgan	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Fredericktown	Elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 26th district.
Carroll D. Kearns	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th		Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1962.
James D. Weaver	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Erie	Elected in 1962. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964.
Joseph P. Vigorito	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Erie	Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976.
Marc L. Marks	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	Erie	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Not a candidate for renomination in 1982.
District eliminated 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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