Pennsylvania's 24th 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 1983.

List of representatives[edit]

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created in 1833
John Banks	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – April 2, 1836		Redistricted from the 18th district, resigned to become the judge of the Berks judicial district
vacant		April 2, 1836 – December 5, 1836
John James Pearson	Anti-Jacksonian	December 5, 1836 – March 3, 1837	Mercer	Not a candidate for renomination in 1836
Thomas Henry	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	Beaver
	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Joseph Buffington	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	Kittanning	Not a candidate for renomination in 1846
Alexander Irvin	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	Clearfield	Not a candidate for renomination in 1848
Alfred Gilmore	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	Butler	Not a candidate for reelection in 1852
Carlton B. Curtis	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855		Redistricted from the 23rd district
David Barclay	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	Brookville
James L. Gillis	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	Ridgway	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858
Chapin Hall	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	Warren	Not a candidate for renomination in 1860
John Patton	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	Curwensville	Not a candidate for renomination in 1862
Jesse Lazear	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	Waynesburg	Redistricted from the 20th district Not a candidate for renomination in 1864
George V. E. Lawrence	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	Monongahela	Not a candidate for renomination in 1868
Joseph B. Donley	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	Waynesburg	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870
William McClelland	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	Mount Jackson	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872
William S. Moore	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Washington
John W. Wallace	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	New Castle	Not a candidate for renomination in 1876
William S. Shallenberger	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Rochester
George V. E. Lawrence	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	Monongahela	Not a candidate for renomination in 1884
Oscar L. Jackson	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	New Castle	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1888
Joseph W. Ray	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	Waynesburg	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890
Andrew Stewart	Republican	March 4, 1891 – February 26, 1892		Election successfully contested by Alexander Craig
Alexander K. Craig	Democratic	February 26, 1892 – July 29, 1892	Waynesburg	Died
vacant		July 29, 1892 – December 5, 1892
William A. Sipe	Democratic	December 5, 1892 – March 3, 1895	Pittsburgh	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894
Ernest F. Acheson	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1909	Washington	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908
John K. Tener	Republican	March 4, 1909 – January 16, 1911	Pittsburgh	Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania
vacant		January 16, 1911 – March 3, 1911
Charles Matthews	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	New Castle	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912
Henry W. Temple	Progressive	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Washington	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914
vacant		March 4, 1915 – November 2, 1915
Henry W. Temple	Republican	November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Washington	Installed after being elected to replace Rep-elect William M. Brown who died before taking office, Redistricted to the 25th district
Samuel A. Kendall	Republican	March 4, 1923 – January 8, 1933	Greenville Township	Redistricted from the 23rd district, unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932, Died
vacant		January 8, 1933 – March 4, 1933
J. Buell Snyder	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1945		Redistricted to the 23rd district
Thomas E. Morgan	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	Fredericktown	Redistricted to the 26th district
Carroll D. Kearns	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963		Redistricted from the 28th district Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1962
James D. Weaver	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	Erie	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964
Joseph P. Vigorito	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977	Erie	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976
Marc L. Marks	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	Erie	Not a candidate for renomination in 1982
District eliminated in 1983

References[edit]

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  Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
  


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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