Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	District home	Note
District created March 4, 1875
James Sheakley	Democrat	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th
John M. Thompson	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th		Not a candidate for renomination
Samuel B. Dick	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th		Not a candidate for reelection
Samuel H. Miller	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47th 48th		Declined to be a candidate for renomination
George W. Fleeger	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th
Norman Hall	Democrat	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th
William C. Culbertson	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Matthew Griswold	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd		Not a candidate for renomination
Joseph C. Sibley	Democrat	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Matthew Griswold	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th		Not a candidate for renomination
John C. Sturtevant	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th		Not a candidate for renomination
Athelston Gaston	Democrat	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Arthur L. Bates	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	57th		Redistricted to the 25th district
Joseph H. Shull	Democrat	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Gustav A. Schneebeli	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	59th		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
J. Davis Brodhead	Democrat	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
A. Mitchell Palmer	Democrat	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	61st 62nd 63rd		Not a candidate for renomination
Henry J. Steele	Democrat	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921	64th 65th 66th		Did not seek renomination
William H. Kirkpatrick	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927	68th 69th		Did not seek renomination
J. Howard Swick	Republican	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935	70th 71st 72nd 73rd		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Charles R. Eckert	Democrat	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Louis E. Graham	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	76th 77th 78th		Redistricted to the 25th district
Harve Tibbott	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949	79th 80th		Redistricted from the 27th district, Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Robert L. Coffey	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – April 20, 1949	81st		Died
Vacant		April 20, 1949– September 13, 1949
John P. Saylor	Republican	September 13, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd		Redistricted to the 22nd district
Thomas E. Morgan	Democrat	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd		Redistricted from the 24th district, Redistricted to the 22nd district
District eliminated January 3, 1973

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