# List of members of Philadelphia City Council from 1920 to 1952

In 1919, Philadelphia adopted a new city charter. Among the changes enacted was a reduction of the size of the two-chambered, 190-member City Council to a unicameral, smaller body. The city was divided into eight districts, which elected multiple members based on their relative populations. The system stayed in place until 1951, when a new city charter changed the system to a different model.

## 1920 – 1952

| Sess. | Elec. | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District | Council District |
| Sess. | Elec. | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 8th |
| 1st (1920–1924) | 1919 | Edwin R. Cox | Joseph P. Gaffney | William E. Finley | William McCoach | Charles B. Hall | Isaac D. Hetzell | One seat 1920-1928 | David G. Franken-field | Francis F. Burch | George Connell | James A. Develin | Four seats 1920-1932 | Edward Buchholz | Simon Walter | William W. Roper | Sigmund J. Gans | Charles H. von Tagen | Three seats 1920-1932 | Alexis J. Limeburner | Richard Weglein | Hugh L. Mont-gomery | William R. Horn | Robert J. Patton | John J. McKinley | Three seats 1920-1932 |
| 1st (1920–1924) | 1920 | Edwin R. Cox | Joseph P. Gaffney | Charles J. Pommer | William McCoach | Charles B. Hall | Isaac D. Hetzell | One seat 1920-1928 | David G. Franken-field | Francis F. Burch | George Connell | James A. Develin | Four seats 1920-1932 | Edward Buchholz | Simon Walter | William W. Roper | Sigmund J. Gans | Charles H. von Tagen | Three seats 1920-1932 | Alexis J. Limeburner | Richard Weglein | Hugh L. Mont-gomery | William R. Horn | Robert J. Patton | John J. McKinley | Three seats 1920-1932 |
| 2nd (1924–1928) | 1923 | Edwin R. Cox | Bernard Samuel | Charles J. Pommer | William McCoach | Charles B. Hall | Isaac D. Hetzell | One seat 1920-1928 | David G. Franken-field | Benjamin H. Fields | George Connell | Maurice E. Levick | Four seats 1920-1932 | Frederic D. Garman | Simon Walter | William W. Roper | Sigmund J. Gans | Howard R. Smith | Three seats 1920-1932 | James G. Carson | Morris Apt | Two seats 1924-1928 | Clarence K. Crossan | John J. Daly | John J. McKinley | Three seats 1920-1932 |
| 3rd (1928–1932) | 1927 | Edwin R. Cox | Bernard Samuel | Charles J. Pommer | William McCoach | Charles B. Hall | Isaac D. Hetzell | William F. Nickel | David G. Franken-field | Benjamin H. Fields | George Connell | Maurice E. Levick | Four seats 1920-1932 | Frederic D. Garman | Simon Walter | William W. Roper | Clarence Blackburn | Howard R. Smith | Three seats 1920-1932 | James G. Carson | Morris Apt | Wyndam Bryant | Clarence K. Crossan | John J. Daly | John J. McKinley | Three seats 1920-1932 |
| 3rd (1928–1932) | 1928 | Edwin R. Cox | Bernard Samuel | Charles J. Pommer | Henry J. Trainer | Charles B. Hall | Isaac D. Hetzell | William F. Nickel | David G. Franken-field | Benjamin H. Fields | George Connell | Maurice E. Levick | Four seats 1920-1932 | Frederic D. Garman | Simon Walter | William W. Roper | Clarence Blackburn | Howard R. Smith | Three seats 1920-1932 | James G. Carson | Morris Apt | Wyndam Bryant | Clarence K. Crossan | John J. Daly | John J. McKinley | Three seats 1920-1932 |
| 4th (1932–1936) | 1931 | Edwin R. Cox | Bernard Samuel | Charles J. Pommer | Henry J. Trainer | One seat 1928-1952 | Phineas T. Green | One seat 1928-1952 | David G. Franken-field | Edward A. Kelly | George Connell | Maurice E. Levick | James G. Clark | Frederic D. Garman | Simon Walter | William W. Roper | Clarence Blackburn | Frank L. Kenworthy | Richard S. Harris | Two seats 1932-1952 | Morris Apt | Wyndam Bryant | Clarence K. Crossan | John J. Daly | John J. McKinley | John N. Costello |
| 4th (1932–1936) | 1934 | Edwin R. Cox | Bernard Samuel | Charles J. Pommer | Henry J. Trainer | One seat 1928-1952 | Phineas T. Green | One seat 1928-1952 | David G. Franken-field | Edward A. Kelly | George Connell | Maurice E. Levick | James G. Clark | Frederic D. Garman | Simon Walter | Samuel Emlen | Clarence Blackburn | Frank L. Kenworthy | Richard S. Harris | Two seats 1932-1952 | Morris Apt | Wyndam Bryant | Clarence K. Crossan | John J. Daly | John J. McKinley | John N. Costello |
| 5th (1936–1940) | 1935 | Arthur P. Keegan | Bernard Samuel | Charles J. Pommer | Henry J. Trainer | One seat 1928-1952 | Phineas T. Green | One seat 1928-1952 | George Maxman | Edward A. Kelly | George Connell | James H. Irvin | James G. Clark | Frederic D. Garman | Louis Schwartz | Samuel Emlen | Clarence Blackburn | William A. Kelley | William G. Simons | Two seats 1932-1952 | Patrick Conner | Alexander C. Green | Clarence K. Crossan | John J. Daly | John L. Fox | Thomas P. Stokley |
| 5th (1936–1940) | 1936 | Arthur P. Keegan | Bernard Samuel | Charles J. Pommer | Henry J. Trainer | One seat 1928-1952 | Phineas T. Green | One seat 1928-1952 | George Maxman | Edward A. Kelly | George Connell | James H. Irvin | James G. Clark | Frederic D. Garman | Louis Schwartz | Thomas Z. Minehart | Clarence Blackburn | William A. Kelley | William G. Simons | Two seats 1932-1952 | Patrick Conner | Alexander C. Green | Clarence K. Crossan | John J. Daly | John L. Fox | Thomas P. Stokley |
| 6th (1940–1944) | 1939 | Joseph J. Milligan | Bernard Samuel | Charles J. Pommer | Bill Hollen-back | One seat 1928-1952 | Phineas T. Green | One seat 1928-1952 | George Maxman | Charles O'Halloran | L. Wallace Egan | James H. Irvin | James G. Clark | Frederic D. Garman | Louis Schwartz | John J. McDevitt | Robert S. Hamilton | William A. Kelley | William G. Simons | Two seats 1932-1952 | Eugene J. Hagerty | Thomas D. Allen | Clarence K. Crossan | George D. Mansfield | John A. Mawhinney | Thomas P. Stokley |
| 7th (1944–1948) | 1943 | Joseph J. Milligan | Louis Menna | Frank X. O'Connor | Henry J. Trainer | One seat 1928-1952 | Phineas T. Green | One seat 1928-1952 | George Maxman | Charles O'Halloran | L. Wallace Egan | James H. Irvin | James G. Clark | Frederic D. Garman | Louis Schwartz | John J. McDevitt | Robert S. Hamilton | William A. Kelley | George W. Rue | Two seats 1932-1952 | Eugene J. Hagerty | Eugene J. Sullivan | Clarence K. Crossan | George D. Mansfield | Cornelius S. Deegan | David E. Jamieson |
| 8th (1948–1952) | 1947 | Joseph J. Milligan | Louis Menna | Frank X. O'Connor | Michael Foglietta | One seat 1928-1952 | Phineas T. Green | One seat 1928-1952 | George Maxman | Charles O'Halloran | L. Wallace Egan | Woodie Armstrong | James G. Clark | Frederic D. Garman | Louis Schwartz | John J. McDevitt | Robert S. Hamilton | William A. Kelley | Albert T. Flavell | Two seats 1932-1952 | Alexander C. Green | Eugene J. Sullivan | Clarence K. Crossan | George D. Mansfield | Cornelius S. Deegan | David E. Jamieson |
| 8th (1948–1952) | 1949 | Joseph J. Milligan | Louis Menna | Maxwell Seidman | Michael Foglietta | One seat 1928-1952 | Phineas T. Green | One seat 1928-1952 | George Maxman | Charles O'Halloran | Harry Norwitch | Woodie Armstrong | James G. Clark | Frederic D. Garman | Louis Schwartz | John J. McDevitt | Robert S. Hamilton | William A. Kelley | Albert T. Flavell | Two seats 1932-1952 | Alexander C. Green | Eugene J. Sullivan | Clarence K. Crossan | George D. Mansfield | Cornelius S. Deegan | David E. Jamieson |
| 8th (1948–1952) | 1950 | Joseph J. Milligan | Louis Menna | vacant | Michael Foglietta | One seat 1928-1952 | Phineas T. Green | One seat 1928-1952 | George Maxman | William M. Lennox | Harry Norwitch | Woodie Armstrong | James G. Clark | Frederic D. Garman | Louis Schwartz | John J. McDevitt | Robert S. Hamilton | William A. Kelley | Albert T. Flavell | Two seats 1932-1952 | Alexander C. Green | Eugene J. Sullivan | Clarence K. Crossan | George D. Mansfield | Cornelius S. Deegan | David E. Jamieson |