Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district

Summary

Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created1875
Eliminated1980
Years active1875-1983

List of representatives edit

Representative Party Years Cong
ress
District home Note
District established March 4, 1875
 
James Sheakley
(Greenville)
Democrat March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 44th Elected in 1874.
[data missing]
 
John M. Thompson
(Butler)
Republican March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 45th Elected in 1876.
Not a candidate for renomination.
 
Samuel B. Dick
(Meadville)
Republican March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 46th Elected in 1878.
Not a candidate for reelection.
 
Samuel H. Miller
(Mercer)
Republican March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 47th
48th
Elected in 1880.
Re-elected in 1882.
Declined to be a candidate for renomination.
George W. Fleeger
(Butler)
Republican March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 49th Elected in 1884.
[data missing]
 
Norman Hall
(Sharon)
Democrat March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 50th Elected in 1886.
[data missing]
 
William C. Culbertson
(Girard)
Republican March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 51st Elected in 1888.
Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
 
Matthew Griswold
(Erie)
Republican March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 52nd Elected in 1890.
Not a candidate for renomination.
 
Joseph C. Sibley
(Franklin)
Democrat March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 53rd Elected in 1892.
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
 
Matthew Griswold
(Erie)
Republican March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 54th Elected in 1894.
Not a candidate for renomination.
 
John C. Sturtevant
(Conneautville)
Republican March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 55th Elected in 1896
Not a candidate for renomination.
 
Athelston Gaston
(Meadville)
Democrat March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 56th Elected in 1898.
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
 
Arthur L. Bates
(Meadville)
Republican March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 57th Elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 25th district.
 
Joseph H. Shull
(Stroudsburg)
Democrat March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 58th Elected in 1902.
Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
 
Gustav A. Schneebeli
(Nazareth)
Republican March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 59th Elected in 1904.
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
 
J. Davis Brodhead
(South Bethlehem)
Democrat March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 60th Elected in 1906.
Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
 
A. Mitchell Palmer
(Stroudsburg)
Democrat March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915 61st
62nd
63rd
Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Not a candidate for renomination
 
Henry J. Steele
(Easton)
Democrat March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 64th
65th
66th
Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918
Did not seek renomination.
 
William H. Kirkpatrick
(Easton)
Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923 67th Elected in 1920.
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
 
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr.
(Butler)
Republican March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 68th
69th
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Did not seek renomination.
 
J. Howard Swick
(Beaver Falls)
Republican March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935 70th
71st
72nd
73rd
Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
 
Charles R. Eckert
(Beaver)
Democrat January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 74th
75th
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
 
Louis E. Graham
(Beaver)
Republican January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 76th
77th
78th
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the 25th district.
 
Harve Tibbott
(Ebensburg)
Republican January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 79th
80th
Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
 
Robert L. Coffey
(Johnstown)
Democratic January 3, 1949 – April 20, 1949 81st Elected in 1948.
Died.
Vacant April 20, 1949– September 13, 1949
 
John P. Saylor
(Johnstown)
Republican September 13, 1949 – January 3, 1953 81st
82nd
Elected to finish Coffey's term.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.
 
Thomas E. Morgan
(Fredericktown)
Democrat January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
Redistricted from the 24th district 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.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 22nd district.
District dissolved January 3, 1973

References edit

  • 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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