Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.
Geography
The district was eliminated in 1973.
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Demographics
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History
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The district was eliminated in 1973.
Elections
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List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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District created in 1875 | ||||
James Sheakley | Democrat | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | ||
John M. Thompson | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Not a candidate for renomination | |
Samuel B. Dick | Republican | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Not a candidate for reelection | |
Samuel H. Miller | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | Declined to be a candidate for renomination | |
George W. Fleeger | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | ||
Norman Hall | Democrat | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | ||
William C. Culbertson | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Unsuccessful candidate for renomination | |
Matthew Griswold | Republican | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Not a candidate for renomination | |
Joseph C. Sibley | Democrat | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection | |
Matthew Griswold | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Not a candidate for renomination | |
John C. Sturtevant | Republican | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | Not a candidate for renomination | |
Athelston Gaston | Democrat | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection | |
Arthur L. Bates | Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 | Redistricted to the 25th district | |
Joseph H. Shull | Democrat | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Unsuccessful candidate for renomination | |
Gustav A. Schneebeli | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection | |
J. Davis Brodhead | Democrat | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | Unsuccessful candidate for renomination | |
A. Mitchell Palmer | Democrat | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915 | Not a candidate for renomination | |
Henry J. Steele | Democrat | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | Did not seek renomination | |
William H. Kirkpatrick | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection | |
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr. | Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 | Did not seek renomination | |
J. Howard Swick | Republican | March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935 | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection | |
Charles R. Eckert | Democrat | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection | |
Louis E. Graham | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | Redistricted to the 25th district | |
Harve Tibbott | Republican | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 | Redistricted from the 27th district, Unsuccessful candidate for reelection | |
Robert L. Coffey | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – April 20, 1949 | Died | |
vacant | April 20, 1949– September 13, 1949 | |||
John P. Saylor | Republican | September 13, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted to the 22nd district | |
Thomas E. Morgan | Democrat | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 | Redistricted from the 24th district, Redistricted to the 22nd district | |
District eliminated in 1973 |
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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