Pennsylvania's At-large Congressional District
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania elected its United States representatives at-large on a general ticket for the first and third United States Congresses. General ticket representation was prohibited by the 1842 Apportionment Bill and subsequent legislation, most recently in 1967 (Pub. L. 90–196, 2 U.S.C. § 2c).
Some representatives, including Galusha A. Grow, served at-large after 1842 (in Grow's case, it was from 1894 to 1903). This was allowed because Pennsylvania had received an increase in the number of its representatives yet its legislature didn't pass an apportionment bill during those years.
List of representatives
1789–1795: eight then thirteen seats
Representatives were elected statewide at-large on a general ticket.
After 1795, most representatives were elected in districts. Occasionally, at-large representatives were also elected.
1873–1945
| Cong ress |
Years | Seat A | Seat B | Seat C | Seat D | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||||
| 43 | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 |
 Charles Albright (Mauch Chunk) |
Republican | Elected in 1872. Retired. |
 Glenni W. Scofield (Warren) |
Republican | Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1872. Retired. |
Lemuel Todd (Carlisle) |
Republican | Elected in 1872. Retired. |
No fourth seat | ||||||
| 44 | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
No at-large seats | |||||||||||||||
| 45 | March 4, 1877 – March 43 1879 | ||||||||||||||||
| 46 | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | ||||||||||||||||
| 47 | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | ||||||||||||||||
| 48 | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
.jpg) Mortimer F. Elliott (Wellsboro) |
Democratic | Elected in 1882. Lost re-election. |
No second seat | No third seat | No fourth seat | ||||||||||
| 49 | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 |
.jpg) Edwin S. Osborne (Wilkes-Barre) |
Republican | Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Redistricted to the 12th district. | |||||||||||||
| 50 | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | ||||||||||||||||
| 51 | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
No at-large seats | |||||||||||||||
| 52 | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | ||||||||||||||||
| 53 | March 4, 1893 – December 1, 1893 |
 Alexander McDowell (Sharon) |
Republican | Elected in 1892. Retired. |
.jpg) William Lilly (Mauch Chunk) |
Republican | Elected in 1892 Died. |
No third seat | No fourth seat | ||||||||
| December 1, 1893 – February 26, 1894 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
| February 26, 1894 – March 3, 1895 |
 Galusha A. Grow (Glenwood) |
Republican | Elected to fill Lilly's vacancy. Elected to full term in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired. | ||||||||||||||
| 54 | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
 George F. Huff (Greensburg) |
Republican | Elected in 1894. Retired. | |||||||||||||
| 55 | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 |
.jpg) Samuel A. Davenport (Erie) |
Republican | Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Retired. | |||||||||||||
| 56 | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | ||||||||||||||||
| 57 | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
.jpg) Robert H. Foerderer (Philadelphia) |
Republican | Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 4th district. | |||||||||||||
| 58 | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
No at-large seats | |||||||||||||||
| 59 | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 | ||||||||||||||||
| 60 | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | ||||||||||||||||
| 61 | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | ||||||||||||||||
| 62 | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | ||||||||||||||||
| 63 | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 |
.jpg) Fred E. Lewis (Allentown) |
Republican | Elected in 1912. [data missing]. |
 John M. Morin (Pittsburgh) |
Republican | Elected in 1912. Redistricted to the 31st district. |
 Anderson H. Walters (Johnstown) |
Republican | Elected in 1912. Retired. |
 Arthur R. Rupley (Carlisle) |
Republican | Elected in 1912. [data missing]. | ||||
| 64 | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 |
.jpg) John R. K. Scott (Philadelphia) |
Republican | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Resigned. |
 Thomas S. Crago (Waynesburg) |
Republican | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired. |
.jpg) Daniel F. Lafean (York) |
Republican | Elected in 1914. Retired. |
 Mahlon M. Garland (Pittsburgh) |
Republican | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Died. | ||||
| 65 | March 4, 1917 – January 5, 1919 |
_circa_1915.jpg) Joseph McLaughlin (Philadelphia) |
Republican | Elected in 1916. Lost renomination. | |||||||||||||
| January 6, 1919 – March 3, 1919 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
| 66 | March 4, 1919 – November 19, 1920 |
 William J. Burke (Pittsburgh) |
Republican | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Lost re-election. |
Anderson H. Walters (Johnstown) |
Republican | Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired. | ||||||||||
| November 20, 1920 – March 3, 1921 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
| 67 | March 4, 1921 – September 20, 1921 |
Joseph McLaughlin (Philadelphia) |
Republican | Elected in 1920. Retired. | |||||||||||||
| September 20, 1921 – March 3, 1923 |
Thomas S. Crago (Waynesburg) |
Republican | Elected to finish Garland's term in 1921. Retired. | ||||||||||||||
| 68 | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 |
No at-large seats | |||||||||||||||
| 69 | March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927 | ||||||||||||||||
| 70 | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 | ||||||||||||||||
| 71 | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | ||||||||||||||||
| 72 | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||
| 73 | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | ||||||||||||||||
| 74 | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | ||||||||||||||||
| 75 | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||
| 76 | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| 77 | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| 78 | January 3, 1943 – January 2, 1945 |
 William I. Troutman (Shamokin) |
Republican | Elected in 1942. Resigned. |
No second seat | No third seat | No fourth seat | ||||||||||
| January 2, 1945 – January 3, 1945 |
Vacant | ||||||||||||||||
No at-large representatives were apportioned after the 78th Congress.
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