Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district

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
District established March 4, 1833
Samuel S. Harrison (Kittanning)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. Template:Dm
William Beatty (Butler)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. Template:Dm
William Jack (Brookville)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1840. Template:Dm
File:CharlesManningReed.jpg Charles M. Reed (Erie)	style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1843. Lost re-election.
File:Chief Justice James Thompson.jpg James Thompson (Erie)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired.
File:Carlton Brandaga Curtis - Brady-Handy.jpg Carlton B. Curtis (Warren)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
Michael Carver Trout (Sharon)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1852. Lost re-election.
File:John Allison Representative - Brady-Handy.jpg John Allison (New Brighton)	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1854. Retired from the House in 1856.
File:WilliamStewartPA.jpg William Stewart (Mercer)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. Template:Dm
File:John Winfield Wallace - Brady-Handy.jpg John W. Wallace (New Castle)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1860. Lost re-election.
File:TWilliams-PA.jpg Thomas Williams (Allegheny City)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. Template:Dm
File:DarwinPhelps.jpg Darwin Phelps (Kittanning)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1868. Not candidate for renomination in 1870
File:EbenezerMcJunkin.jpg Ebenezer McJunkin (Butler)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1871 – 1874	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Resigned to become presiding judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Pennsylvania
File:John M. Thompson (Pennsylvania congressman).jpg John M. Thompson (Butler)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	December 22, 1874 – March 3, 1875	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish McJunkin's term. Template:Dm
File:A.G. Cochran LCCN2014715794 (3x4a).jpg Alexander G. Cochran (Allegheny City)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1874. Lost re-election.
File:TMBayne.jpg Thomas M. Bayne (Allegheny City)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1891	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Declined nomination in 1890
File:William Alexis Stone.jpg William A. Stone (Allegheny City)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1891 – November 9, 1898	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania.
Vacant		November 9, 1898 – November 29, 1898	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:William H Graham 1901.jpg William H. Graham (Allegheny City)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	November 29, 1898 – March 3, 1903	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Stone's term. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost re-election.
File:Allen Foster Cooper (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg Allen F. Cooper (Uniontown)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Template:Dm
File:ThomasSCrago.jpg Thomas S. Crago (Waynesburg)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1910. Lost re-election.
File:WoodaNicholasCarr.jpg Wooda N. Carr (Uniontown)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
File:RobertFHopwood.jpg Robert F. Hopwood (Uniontown)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1914. Lost re-election.
File:Bruce Foster Sterling.jpeg Bruce F. Sterling (Uniontown)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1916. Lost re-election.
File:SamuelAustinKendall.jpg Samuel A. Kendall (Meyersdale)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:William I. Swoope (Pennsylvania congressman).jpg William I. Swoope (Clearfield)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired.
File:Cong. J. Mitchell Chase of Penna., 3-5-27 LCCN2016842809.jpg J. Mitchell Chase (Clearfield)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired.
File:Jacob Banks Kurtz.jpg J. Banks Kurtz (Altoona)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election.
File:Don Gingery (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg Don Gingery (Clearfield)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
File:James E. Van Zandt (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg James E. Van Zandt (Altoona)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1939 – September 24, 1943	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Resigned to rejoin the United States Navy.
Vacant		September 24, 1943 – November 2, 1943	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:D. Emmert Brumbaugh (Pennsylvania Congressman).jpg D. Emmert Brumbaugh (Claysburg)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	November 2, 1943 – January 3, 1945		Elected to finish Van Zandt's term. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
File:J. Buell Snyder.jpeg J. Buell Snyder (Perryopolis)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1945 – February 24, 1946	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1944. Died.
Vacant		February 24, 1946 – May 21, 1946
File:Carl Hoffman (Pennsylvania congressman).jpg Carl H. Hoffman (Somerset)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	May 21, 1946 – January 3, 1947		Elected to finish Snyder's term. Retired.
William J. Crow (Uniontown)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1946. Lost re-election.
Anthony Cavalcante (Uniontown)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1948. Lost re-election.
Edward L. Sittler Jr. (Uniontown)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1950. Lost re-election.
File:Leon H. Gavin 88th Congress 1963.jpg Leon H. Gavin (Oil City)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1953 – September 15, 1963	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Redistricted from the Template:Ushr and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Died.
Vacant		September 15, 1963 – November 5, 1963	Template:USCongressOrdinal
File:Albert W. Johnson, 1960s.jpg Albert W. Johnson (Smethport)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	November 5, 1963 – January 3, 1977	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected to finish Gavin's term. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election.
File:Joseph S. Ammerman.jpeg Joseph S. Ammerman (Curwensville)	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1976. Lost re-election.
File:BillClinger.jpg William F. Clinger Jr. (Warren)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	Template:USCongressOrdinal	Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the Template:Ushr.
District dissolved January 3, 1993

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present