Pennsylvania's 23rd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

History

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This district was created in 1833. The district was eliminated in 1993.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Electoral history
District created in 1833
Samuel S. Harrison	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837	Kittanning	[Data unknown/missing.]
William Beatty	Democratic	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1841	Butler	[Data unknown/missing.]
William Jack	Democratic	March 4, 1841 - March 3, 1843	Greensburg	[Data unknown/missing.]
Charles M. Reed	Whig	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845	Erie	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
James Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1851	Erie	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
Carlton B. Curtis	Democratic	March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853	Erie	[Data unknown/missing.] Redistricted to the 16th district.
Michael C. Trout	Democratic	March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855	Hickory Township	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
John Allison	Opposition	March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857	Beaver	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired from the House in 1856
William Stewart	Republican	March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1861	Mercer	[Data unknown/missing.]
John W. Wallace	Republican	March 4, 1861 - March 3, 1863	New Castle	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Thomas Williams	Republican	March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1869	Pittsburgh	[Data unknown/missing.]
Darwin Phelps	Republican	March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871	Kittanning	Not candidate for renomination in 1870
Ebenezer McJunkin	Republican	March 4, 1871 - 1874	Butler	[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned to become presiding judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Pennsylvania
John M. Thompson	Republican	December 22, 1874 - March 3, 1875	Butler	[Data unknown/missing.]
Alexander G. Cochran	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877	Pittsburgh	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Thomas M. Bayne	Republican	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1891	Pittsburgh	Declined nomination in 1890
William A. Stone	Republican	March 4, 1891 - November 9, 1898	Pittsburgh	[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned to become Governor of Pennsylvania
Vacant		November 9, 1898 - November 29, 1898
William H. Graham	Republican	November 29, 1898 - March 3, 1903	Pittsburgh	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Allen F. Cooper	Republican	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1911	Uniontown	[Data unknown/missing.]
Thomas S. Crago	Republican	March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1913	Waynesburg	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Wooda N. Carr	Democratic	March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915	Uniontown	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Robert F. Hopwood	Republican	March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1917	Uniontown	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Bruce F. Sterling	Democratic	March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1919	Uniontown	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Samuel A. Kendall	Republican	March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1923	Somerset	[Data unknown/missing.] Redistricted to the 24th district.
William I. Swoope	Republican	March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1927	Clearfield	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
J. Mitchell Chase	Republican	March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933	Clearfield	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
J. Banks Kurtz	Republican	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1935	Altoona	Redistricted from the 21st district. Lost re-election.
Don Gingery	Democratic	January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1939	Clearfield	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
James E. Van Zandt	Republican	January 3, 1939 - September 24, 1943	[Data unknown/missing.]	[Data unknown/missing.] Resigned to re-enter service with the United States Navy
Vacant		September 24, 1943 - November 2, 1943
D. Emmert Brumbaugh	Republican	November 2, 1943 - January 3, 1945	[Data unknown/missing.]	[Data unknown/missing.] Redistricted to the 22nd district.
J. Buell Snyder	Democratic	January 3, 1945 - February 24, 1946	[Data unknown/missing.]	Redistricted from the 24th district. Died.
Vacant		February 24, 1946 - May 21, 1946
Carl H. Hoffman	Republican	May 21, 1946 - January 3, 1947	Somerset	[Data unknown/missing.] Retired.
William J. Crow	Republican	January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949	Uniontown	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Anthony Cavalcante	Democratic	January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951	Uniontown	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Edward L. Sittler, Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1953	Uniontown	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Leon H. Gavin	Republican	January 3, 1953 - September 15, 1963	Oil City	Redistricted from the 19th district. Died.
Vacant		September 15, 1963 - November 5, 1963
Albert W. Johnson	Republican	November 5, 1963 - January 3, 1977	Smethport	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
Joseph S. Ammerman	Democratic	January 3, 1977 - January 3, 1979	Curwensville	[Data unknown/missing.] Lost re-election.
William F. Clinger Jr.	Republican	January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1993	Warren	[Data unknown/missing.] Redistricted to the 5th district.
District eliminated in 1993

Election results

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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