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	District home	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created in 1833
Samuel S. Harrison	Kittanning	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837	23rd 24th	[data unknown/missing]
William Beatty	Butler	Democratic	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1841	25th 26th	[data unknown/missing]
William Jack	Greensburg	Democratic	March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843	27th	[data unknown/missing]
Charles M. Reed	Erie	Whig	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845	28th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
James Thompson	Erie	Democratic	March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1851	29th 30th 31st	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
Carlton B. Curtis	Erie	Democratic	March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853	32nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 24th district.
Michael C. Trout	Hickory Township	Democratic	March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855	33rd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
John Allison	Beaver	Opposition	March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857	34th	[data unknown/missing] Retired from the House in 1856
William Stewart	Mercer	Republican	March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1861	35th 36th	[data unknown/missing]
John W. Wallace	New Castle	Republican	March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863	37th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Thomas Williams	Pittsburgh	Republican	March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	[data unknown/missing]
Darwin Phelps	Kittanning	Republican	March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871	41st	Not candidate for renomination in 1870
Ebenezer McJunkin	Butler	Republican	March 4, 1871 - 1874	42nd 43rd	[data unknown/missing] 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 unknown/missing]
Alexander G. Cochran	Pittsburgh	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877	44th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Thomas M. Bayne	Pittsburgh	Republican	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1891	45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st	Declined nomination in 1890
William A. Stone	Pittsburgh	Republican	March 4, 1891 - November 9, 1898	52nd 53rd 54th 55th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania.
Vacant			November 9, 1898 - November 29, 1898
William H. Graham	Pittsburgh	Republican	November 29, 1898 - March 3, 1903	55th 56th 57th	Elected to finish Stone's term. Lost re-election.
Allen F. Cooper	Uniontown	Republican	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	[data unknown/missing]
Thomas S. Crago	Waynesburg	Republican	March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1913	62nd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Wooda N. Carr	Uniontown	Democratic	March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915	63rd	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Robert F. Hopwood	Uniontown	Republican	March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1917	64th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Bruce F. Sterling	Uniontown	Democratic	March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1919	65th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Samuel A. Kendall	Somerset	Republican	March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1923	66th 67th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 24th district.
William I. Swoope	Clearfield	Republican	March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1927	68th 69th	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
J. Mitchell Chase	Clearfield	Republican	March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing] Retired.
J. Banks Kurtz	Altoona	Republican	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935	73rd	Redistricted from the 21st district. Lost re-election.
Don Gingery	Clearfield	Democratic	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1939	74th 75th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
James E. Van Zandt	[data unknown/missing]	Republican	January 3, 1939 - September 24, 1943	76th 77th 78th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to rejoin the United States Navy.
Vacant			September 24, 1943 - November 2, 1943
D. Emmert Brumbaugh	[data unknown/missing]	Republican	November 2, 1943 - January 3, 1945	78th	Elected to finish Van Zandt's term. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
J. Buell Snyder	[data unknown/missing]	Democratic	January 3, 1945 - February 24, 1946	79th	Redistricted from the 24th district. Died.
Vacant			February 24, 1946 - May 21, 1946
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	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Anthony Cavalcante	Uniontown	Democratic	January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951	81st	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
Edward L. Sittler, Jr.	Uniontown	Republican	January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1953	82nd	[data unknown/missing] 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			September 15, 1963 - November 5, 1963
Albert W. Johnson	Smethport	Republican	November 5, 1963 - January 3, 1977	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th	Elected to finish Gavin's term. Lost re-election.
Joseph S. Ammerman	Curwensville	Democratic	January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1979	95th	[data unknown/missing] Lost re-election.
William F. Clinger Jr.	Warren	Republican	January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1993	96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 5th district.
District eliminated in 1993

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

Coordinates: 41°50?N 79°05?W / 41.833°N 79.083°W / 41.833; -79.083