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. The district was eliminated in 1983.

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	. 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	. 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

Coordinates: 42°00′N 80°00′W / 42.000°N 80.000°W / 42.000; -80.000