Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

|state = Pennsylvania

|district number = 23

|obsolete = yes

|created = 1830

|eliminated = 1990

|years = 1833-1993

|population =

|population year = 1980

}}

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

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! Representative

! Party

! Years

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! Electoral history

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| colspan="5" | District established March 4, 1833

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| align=left | Samuel S. Harrison
{{Small|(Kittanning)}}

| {{Party shading/Jacksonian}} | Jacksonian

| nowrap | March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837

| {{USCongressOrdinal|23|24}}

| Elected in 1832.
Re-elected in 1834.
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| align=left | William Beatty
{{Small|(Butler)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841

| {{USCongressOrdinal|25|26}}

| Elected in 1836.
Re-elected in 1838.
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| align=left | William Jack
{{Small|(Brookville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap |March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843

| {{USCongressOrdinal|27}}

| Elected in 1840.
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Charles M. Reed
{{Small|(Erie)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845

| {{USCongressOrdinal|28}}

| Elected in 1843.
Lost re-election.

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James Thompson
{{Small|(Erie)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1851

| {{USCongressOrdinal|29|31}}

| Elected in 1844.
Re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Retired.

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Carlton B. Curtis
{{Small|(Warren)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853

| {{USCongressOrdinal|32}}

| Elected in 1850.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|24|C}}.

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| align=left | Michael Carver Trout
{{Small|(Sharon)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855

| {{USCongressOrdinal|33}}

| Elected in 1852.
Lost re-election.

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John Allison
{{Small|(New Brighton)}}

| {{Party shading/Opposition}} | Opposition

| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857

| {{USCongressOrdinal|34}}

| Elected in 1854.
Retired from the House in 1856.

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William Stewart
{{Small|(Mercer)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861

| {{USCongressOrdinal|35|36}}

| Elected in 1856.
Re-elected in 1858.
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John W. Wallace
{{Small|(New Castle)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863

| {{USCongressOrdinal|37}}

| Elected in 1860.
Lost re-election.

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Thomas Williams
{{Small|(Allegheny City)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869

| {{USCongressOrdinal|38|40}}

| Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
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Darwin Phelps
{{Small|(Kittanning)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871

| {{USCongressOrdinal|41}}

| Elected in 1868.
Not candidate for renomination in 1870

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Ebenezer McJunkin
{{Small|(Butler)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1871 –
1874

| {{USCongressOrdinal|42|43}}

| Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Resigned to become presiding judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Pennsylvania

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John M. Thompson
{{Small|(Butler)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | December 22, 1874 –
March 3, 1875

| {{USCongressOrdinal|43}}

| Elected to finish McJunkin's term.
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Alexander G. Cochran
{{Small|(Allegheny City)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877

| {{USCongressOrdinal|44}}

| Elected in 1874.
Lost re-election.

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Thomas M. Bayne
{{Small|(Allegheny City)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1891

| {{USCongressOrdinal|45|51}}

| 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

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William A. Stone
{{Small|(Allegheny City)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1891 –
November 9, 1898

| {{USCongressOrdinal|52|55}}

| Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania.

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| colspan="2" | Vacant

| nowrap | November 9, 1898 –
November 29, 1898

| {{USCongressOrdinal|55}}

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William H. Graham
{{Small|(Allegheny City)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | November 29, 1898 –
March 3, 1903

| {{USCongressOrdinal|55|57}}

| Elected to finish Stone's term.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost re-election.

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Allen F. Cooper
{{Small|(Uniontown)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1911

| {{USCongressOrdinal|58|61}}

| Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
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Thomas S. Crago
{{Small|(Waynesburg)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913

| {{USCongressOrdinal|62}}

| Elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.

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Wooda N. Carr
{{Small|(Uniontown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915

| {{USCongressOrdinal|63}}

| Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.

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Robert F. Hopwood
{{Small|(Uniontown)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917

| {{USCongressOrdinal|64}}

| Elected in 1914.
Lost re-election.

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Bruce F. Sterling
{{Small|(Uniontown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1917 –
March 3, 1919

| {{USCongressOrdinal|65}}

| Elected in 1916.
Lost re-election.

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Samuel A. Kendall
{{Small|(Meyersdale)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1923

| {{USCongressOrdinal|66|67}}

| Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|24|C}}.

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William I. Swoope
{{Small|(Clearfield)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1927

| {{USCongressOrdinal|68|69}}

| Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Retired.

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J. Mitchell Chase
{{Small|(Clearfield)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933

| {{USCongressOrdinal|70|72}}

| Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Retired.

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J. Banks Kurtz
{{Small|(Altoona)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935

| {{USCongressOrdinal|73}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|21|C}} and re-elected in 1932.
Lost re-election.

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Don Gingery
{{Small|(Clearfield)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1939

| {{USCongressOrdinal|74|75}}

| Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Lost re-election.

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James E. Van Zandt
{{Small|(Altoona)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1939 –
September 24, 1943

| {{USCongressOrdinal|76|78}}

| Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Resigned to rejoin the United States Navy.

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| colspan="2" | Vacant

| nowrap | September 24, 1943 –
November 2, 1943

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|78}}

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D. Emmert Brumbaugh
{{Small|(Claysburg)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | November 2, 1943 –
January 3, 1945

| Elected to finish Van Zandt's term.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|22|C}}.

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J. Buell Snyder
{{Small|(Perryopolis)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1945 –
February 24, 1946

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|79}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|24|C}} and re-elected in 1944.
Died.

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| colspan="2" | Vacant

| nowrap | February 24, 1946 –
May 21, 1946

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Carl H. Hoffman
{{Small|(Somerset)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | May 21, 1946 –
January 3, 1947

| Elected to finish Snyder's term.
Retired.

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| align=left | William J. Crow
{{Small|(Uniontown)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949

| {{USCongressOrdinal|80}}

| Elected in 1946.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | Anthony Cavalcante
{{Small|(Uniontown)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1951

| {{USCongressOrdinal|81}}

| Elected in 1948.
Lost re-election.

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| align=left | Edward L. Sittler Jr.
{{Small|(Uniontown)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1951 –
January 3, 1953

| {{USCongressOrdinal|82}}

| Elected in 1950.
Lost re-election.

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Leon H. Gavin
{{Small|(Oil City)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1953 –
September 15, 1963

| {{USCongressOrdinal|83|88}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|19|C}} 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.

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| colspan="2" | Vacant

| nowrap | September 15, 1963 –
November 5, 1963

| {{USCongressOrdinal|88}}

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Albert W. Johnson
{{Small|(Smethport)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | November 5, 1963 –
January 3, 1977

| {{USCongressOrdinal|88|94}}

| 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.

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Joseph S. Ammerman
{{Small|(Curwensville)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979

| {{USCongressOrdinal|95}}

| Elected in 1976.
Lost re-election.

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William F. Clinger Jr.
{{Small|(Warren)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1993

| {{USCongressOrdinal|96|102}}

| 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 {{ushr|Pennsylvania|5|C}}.

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| colspan="5" | District dissolved January 3, 1993

References

{{cite book |title=The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress |last=Martis |first=Kenneth C. |year=1989 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |location=New York}}
{{cite book |title=The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts |last=Martis |first=Kenneth C. |year=1982 |publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company |location=New York}}
[http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]

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