# Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district

Pennsylvania's 23rd 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 1993.

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Years | Congress | Electoral history |
| District established March 4, 1833 |||||
| Samuel S. Harrison (Kittanning) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 | 23rd 24th | Elected in 1832. Re-elected in 1834. [data missing] |
| William Beatty (Butler) | Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1841 | 25th 26th | Elected in 1836. Re-elected in 1838. [data missing] |
| William Jack (Brookville) | Democratic | March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843 | 27th | Elected in 1840. [data missing] |
| Charles M. Reed (Erie) | Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | 28th | Elected in 1843. Lost re-election. |
| James Thompson (Erie) | Democratic | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1851 | 29th 30th 31st | Elected in 1844. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Retired. |
| Carlton B. Curtis (Warren) | Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. Redistricted to the 24th district. |
| Michael Carver Trout (Sharon) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. Lost re-election. |
| John Allison (New Brighton) | Opposition | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Elected in 1854. Retired from the House in 1856. |
| William Stewart (Mercer) | Republican | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 | 35th 36th | Elected in 1856. Re-elected in 1858. [data missing] |
| John W. Wallace (New Castle) | Republican | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Elected in 1860. Lost re-election. |
| Thomas Williams (Allegheny City) | Republican | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | 38th 39th 40th | Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data missing] |
| Darwin Phelps (Kittanning) | Republican | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | 41st | Elected in 1868. Not candidate for renomination in 1870 |
| Ebenezer McJunkin (Butler) | Republican | March 4, 1871 – 1874 | 42nd 43rd | Elected in 1870. Re-elected in 1872. Resigned to become presiding judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Pennsylvania |
| John M. Thompson (Butler) | Republican | December 22, 1874 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Elected to finish McJunkin's term. [data missing] |
| Alexander G. Cochran (Allegheny City) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. Lost re-election. |
| Thomas M. Bayne (Allegheny City) | Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1891 | 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Declined nomination in 1890 |
| William A. Stone (Allegheny City) | Republican | March 4, 1891 – November 9, 1898 | 52nd 53rd 54th 55th | Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania. |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 9, 1898 – November 29, 1898 | 55th | |
| William H. Graham (Allegheny City) | Republican | November 29, 1898 – March 3, 1903 | 55th 56th 57th | Elected to finish Stone's term. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Lost re-election. |
| Allen F. Cooper (Uniontown) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | 58th 59th 60th 61st | Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data missing] |
| Thomas S. Crago (Waynesburg) | Republican | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | Elected in 1910. Lost re-election. |
| Wooda N. Carr (Uniontown) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 63rd | Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. |
| Robert F. Hopwood (Uniontown) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 | 64th | Elected in 1914. Lost re-election. |
| Bruce F. Sterling (Uniontown) | Democratic | March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | 65th | Elected in 1916. Lost re-election. |
| Samuel A. Kendall (Meyersdale) | Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 | 66th 67th | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Redistricted to the 24th district. |
| William I. Swoope (Clearfield) | Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927 | 68th 69th | Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Retired. |
| J. Mitchell Chase (Clearfield) | Republican | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 | 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Retired. |
| J. Banks Kurtz (Altoona) | Republican | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election. |
| Don Gingery (Clearfield) | Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | 74th 75th | Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
| James E. Van Zandt (Altoona) | Republican | January 3, 1939 – September 24, 1943 | 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Resigned to rejoin the United States Navy. |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 24, 1943 – November 2, 1943 | 78th | |
| D. Emmert Brumbaugh (Claysburg) | Republican | November 2, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | 78th | Elected to finish Van Zandt's term. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
| J. Buell Snyder (Perryopolis) | Democratic | January 3, 1945 – February 24, 1946 | 79th | Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1944. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | February 24, 1946 – May 21, 1946 | 79th | |
| Carl H. Hoffman (Somerset) | Republican | May 21, 1946 – January 3, 1947 | 79th | Elected to finish Snyder's term. Retired. |
| William J. Crow (Uniontown) | Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | 80th | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. |
| Anthony Cavalcante (Uniontown) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | 81st | Elected in 1948. Lost re-election. |
| Edward L. Sittler Jr. (Uniontown) | Republican | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | 82nd | Elected in 1950. Lost re-election. |
| Leon H. Gavin (Oil City) | Republican | January 3, 1953 – September 15, 1963 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | September 15, 1963 – November 5, 1963 | 88th | |
| Albert W. Johnson (Smethport) | Republican | November 5, 1963 – January 3, 1977 | 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th | Elected to finish Gavin's term. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Lost re-election. |
| Joseph S. Ammerman (Curwensville) | Democratic | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1979 | 95th | Elected in 1976. Lost re-election. |
| William F. Clinger Jr. (Warren) | Republican | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 | 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| District dissolved January 3, 1993 |||||