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Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district

{{Short description|Former U.S. House district in Pennsylvania}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}}

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

|state = Pennsylvania

|district number = 28

|obsolete = yes

|created = 1889

|eliminated = 1960

|years = 1889-1963

|population =

|population year = 1950

}}

Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

List of representatives

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! Representative

! Party

! Years

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ress

! Note

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| colspan="5" | District established March 4, 1889

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James Kerr
{{Small|(Clearfield)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1891		{{USCongressOrdinal|51}}Elected in 1888.
Lost renomination.
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George F. Kribbs
{{Small|(Clarion)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

March 4, 1891 –
March 3, 1895		{{USCongressOrdinal|52|53}}Elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost renomination.
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William C. Arnold
{{Small|(Dubois)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899		{{USCongressOrdinal|54|55}}Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896
Retired.
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James K.P. Hall
{{Small|(Ridgway)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

March 4, 1899 –
November 29, 1902		{{USCongressOrdinal|56|57}}Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Resigned after being elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate.
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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| November 29, 1902 –
March 3, 1903

| {{USCongressOrdinal|57}}

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Joseph C. Sibley
{{Small|(Franklin)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1907		{{USCongressOrdinal|58|59}}Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Retired.
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Nelson P. Wheeler
{{Small|(Endeavor)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1911		{{USCongressOrdinal|60|61}}Elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Lost renomination in 1910, won election contest, but declined seat.
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Peter M. Speer
{{Small|(Oil City)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

March 4, 1911 –
March 3, 1913		{{USCongressOrdinal|62}}Elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.
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Willis J. Hulings
{{Small|(Oil City)}}

| {{party shading/Progressive}} |Progressive

March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915		{{USCongressOrdinal|63}}Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
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Samuel H. Miller
{{Small|(Mercer)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1917		{{USCongressOrdinal|64}}Elected in 1914.
Declined to be a candidate for renomination.
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Orrin D. Bleakley
{{Small|(Franklin)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

March 4, 1917 –
April 3, 1917		rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|65}}Resigned having never qualified. The seat then remained vacant.
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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| April 4, 1917 –
November 5, 1917

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Earl H. Beshlin
{{Small|(Warren)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

November 6, 1917 –
March 3, 1919		Elected to finish vacant term.
Lost re-election.
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Willis J. Hulings
{{Small|(Oil City)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1921		{{USCongressOrdinal|66}}Elected in 1918
Lost renomination.
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Harris J. Bixler
{{Small|(Johnsonburg)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1927		{{USCongressOrdinal|67|69}}Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Lost renomination.
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Thomas C. Cochran
{{Small|(Mercer)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

March 4, 1927 –
March 3, 1933		{{USCongressOrdinal|70|72}}Elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the 20th district.
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| nowrap align=left | William M. Berlin
{{Small|(Greensburg)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1937		{{USCongressOrdinal|73|74}}Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Lost renomination.
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Robert G. Allen
{{Small|(Greensburg)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1941		{{USCongressOrdinal|75|76}}Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Lost renomination.
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Augustine B. Kelley
{{Small|(Greensburg)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1945		{{USCongressOrdinal|77|78}}Elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Redistricted to the 27th district.
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Robert L. Rodgers
{{Small|(Erie)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

January 3, 1945 –
January 3, 1947		{{USCongressOrdinal|79}}Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1944.
Lost renomination.
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Carroll D. Kearns
{{Small|(Farrell)}}

| {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican

January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1953		{{USCongressOrdinal|80|82}}Elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Redistricted to the 24th district.
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Herman P. Eberharter
{{Small|(Pittsburgh)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

January 3, 1953 –
September 9, 1958		{{USCongressOrdinal|83|85}}Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Died.
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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap|September 9, 1958 –
January 3, 1959

| {{USCongressOrdinal|85}}

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William S. Moorhead
{{Small|(Pittsburgh)}}

| {{party shading/Democratic}} | Democrat

January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1963		{{USCongressOrdinal|86|87}}Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Redistricted to the 14th district
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| colspan="5" | District dissolved January 3, 1963

References

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  • {{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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