Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

History[edit]

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This district was created in 1833. The district was eliminated in 1993.

List of representatives[edit]

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created in 1833
Samuel S. Harrison	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Kittanning
William Beatty	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Butler
William Jack	Democratic	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	Greensburg
Charles M. Reed	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Erie	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1844
James Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851	Erie	Did not run for reelection in 1850
Carlton B. Curtis	Democratic	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853	Erie	Redistricted to the 16th district
Michael C. Trout	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Hickory Township	Unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1854
John Allison	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Beaver	Retired from the House in 1856
William Stewart	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	Mercer
John W. Wallace	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	New Castle	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1862
Thomas Williams	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	Pittsburgh
Darwin Phelps	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Kittanning	Not candidate for renomination in 1870
Ebenezer McJunkin	Republican	March 4, 1871 – 1874	Butler	Resigned to become presiding judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Pennsylvania
John M. Thompson	Republican	December 22, 1874 – March 3, 1875	Butler
Alexander G. Cochran	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	Pittsburgh	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1876
Thomas M. Bayne	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1891	Pittsburgh	Declined nomination in 1890
William A. Stone	Republican	March 4, 1891 – November 9, 1898	Pittsburgh	Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania
vacant		November 9, 1898 – November 29, 1898
William H. Graham	Republican	November 29, 1898 – March 3, 1903	Pittsburgh	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1902
Allen F. Cooper	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	Uniontown
Thomas S. Crago	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	Waynesburg	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912
Wooda N. Carr	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Uniontown	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914
Robert F. Hopwood	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	Uniontown	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916
Bruce F. Sterling	Democratic	March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919	Uniontown	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918
Samuel A. Kendall	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	Somerset	Redistricted to the 24th district
William I. Swoope	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927	Clearfield	Not a candidate for renomination in 1926
J. Mitchell Chase	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	Clearfield	Not a candidate for renomination in 1932
J. Banks Kurtz	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	Altoona	Redistricted from the 21st district, unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934
Don Gingery	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	Clearfield	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938
James E. Van Zandt	Republican	January 3, 1939 – September 24, 1943		Resigned to re-enter service with the United States Navy
vacant		September 24, 1943 – November 2, 1943
D. Emmert Brumbaugh	Republican	November 2, 1943 – January 3, 1945		Redistricted to the 22nd district
J. Buell Snyder	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – February 24, 1946		Redistricted from the 24th district, died
vacant		February 24, 1946 – May 21, 1946
Carl H. Hoffman	Republican	May 21, 1946 – January 3, 1947	Somerset	Not a candidate for renomination in 1946
William J. Crow	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Uniontown	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948
Anthony Cavalcante	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951	Uniontown	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950
Edward L. Sittler, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953	Uniontown	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1952
Leon H. Gavin	Republican	January 3, 1953 – September 15, 1963	Oil City	Redistricted from the 19th district, died
vacant		September 15, 1963 – November 5, 1963
Albert W. Johnson	Republican	November 5, 1963 – January 3, 1977	Smethport	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976
Joseph S. Ammerman	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979	Curwensville	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1978
William F. Clinger, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993	Warren	Redistricted to the 5th district
District eliminated in 1993

Election results[edit]

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References[edit]

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  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