Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 24th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

History

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 in 1833
John Banks	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1833 – April 2, 1836	23rd 24th		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	24th	Mercer	Not a candidate for renomination in 1836
Thomas Henry	Anti-Masonic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841	25th 26th 27th	Beaver
	Whig	March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843
Joseph Buffington	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1847	28th 29th	Kittanning	Not a candidate for renomination in 1846
Alexander Irvin	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	30th	Clearfield	Not a candidate for renomination in 1848
Alfred Gilmore	Democratic	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853	31st 32nd	Butler	Not a candidate for reelection in 1852
Carlton B. Curtis	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd		Redistricted from the 23rd district
David Barclay	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	34th	Brookville
James L. Gillis	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859	35th	Ridgway	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1858
Chapin Hall	Republican	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861	36th	Warren	Not a candidate for renomination in 1860
John Patton	Republican	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863	37th	Curwensville	Not a candidate for renomination in 1862
Jesse Lazear	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Waynesburg	Redistricted from the 20th district Not a candidate for renomination in 1864
George V. E. Lawrence	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869	39th 40th	Monongahela	Not a candidate for renomination in 1868
Joseph B. Donley	Republican	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	41st	Waynesburg	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1870
William McClelland	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	42nd	Mount Jackson	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1872
William S. Moore	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Washington
John W. Wallace	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	New Castle	Not a candidate for renomination in 1876
William S. Shallenberger	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	45th 46th 47th	Rochester
George V. E. Lawrence	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Monongahela	Not a candidate for renomination in 1884
Oscar L. Jackson	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	New Castle	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1888
Joseph W. Ray	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Waynesburg	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1890
Andrew Stewart	Republican	March 4, 1891 – February 26, 1892	52nd		Election successfully contested by Alexander Craig
Alexander K. Craig	Democratic	February 26, 1892 – July 29, 1892	52nd	Waynesburg	Died
vacant		July 29, 1892 – December 5, 1892
William A. Sipe	Democratic	December 5, 1892 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Pittsburgh	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1894
Ernest F. Acheson	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1909	54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th	Washington	Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1908
John K. Tener	Republican	March 4, 1909 – January 16, 1911	61st	Pittsburgh	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	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1912
Henry W. Temple	Progressive	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Washington	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914
vacant		March 4, 1915 – November 2, 1915
Henry W. Temple	Republican	November 2, 1915 – March 3, 1923	64th 65th 66th 67th	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	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	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	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th		Redistricted to the 23rd district
Thomas E. Morgan	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Fredericktown	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 Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1962
James D. Weaver	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	Erie	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1964
Joseph P. Vigorito	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1977	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Erie	Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1976
Marc L. Marks	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983	95th 96th 97th	Erie	Not a candidate for renomination in 1982
District eliminated in 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