Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district

Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

Geography

Created in 1833, the district served portions of the city of Pittsburgh. In 1843 the district moved to northwest Pennsylvania. In 1853 the district returned to Pittsburgh. In 1903 the district included many of the counties around Pittsburgh. In 1923 the district was moved to York.

History

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

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created in 1833
Harmar Denny	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	Redistricted from the 16th district. Retired.
Richard Biddle	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1837 – July 21, 1840	25th 26th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned.
Vacant		July 21, 1840 – October 13, 1840
Henry Marie Brackenridge	Whig	October 13, 1840 – March 3, 1841	26th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
William W. Irwin	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843	27th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Samuel Hays	Democratic	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	28th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
William Swan Garvin	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	29th	[data unknown/missing]
John Wilson Farrelly	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
John W. Howe	Free Soil	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	31st 32nd	[data unknown/missing]
	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853		[data unknown/missing]
Thomas M. Howe	Whig	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Redistricted from the 21st district. Retired.
Samuel A. Purviance	Opposition	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th 35th	[data unknown/missing]
	Republican	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859		[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Robert McKnight	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863	36th 37th	[data unknown/missing]
James K. Moorhead	Republican	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	Redistricted from the 21st district. [data unknown/missing]
James S. Negley	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1875	41st 42nd 43rd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
James H. Hopkins	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Russell Errett	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
James H. Hopkins	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
James S. Negley	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
John Dalzell	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1903	50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 30th district.
George F. Huff	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Curtis H. Gregg	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Abraham L. Keister	Republican	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	63rd 64th	[data unknown/missing] Lost renomination.
Edward E. Robbins	Republican	March 4, 1917 – January 25, 1919	65th	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918 but died before the term began.
Vacant		January 25, 1919 – March 3, 1919
John H. Wilson	Democratic	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	66th	Elected to finish Robbins's term. Lost re-election.
Adam M. Wyant	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 31st district.
Samuel F. Glatfelter	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925	68th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Franklin Menges	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931	69th 70th 71st	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Harry L. Haines	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1939	72nd 73rd 74th 75th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Chester H. Gross	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941	76th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Harry L. Haines	Democratic	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	77th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Chester H. Gross	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945	78th	Redistricted from the 21st district. [data unknown/missing]
D. Emmert Brumbaugh	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Redistricted from the 23rd district. Retired.
James E. Van Zandt	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	80th 81st 82nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 20th district.
John P. Saylor	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 26th district. Redistricted to the 12th district.
Thomas E. Morgan	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977	93rd 94th	Redistricted from the 26th district. Retired.
Austin J. Murphy	Democratic	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993	95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 20th district.
District eliminated in 1993

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