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).

Pennsylvania's at-large congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1789 1793 1873 1883 1893 1913 1943
Eliminated	1791 1795 1875 1889 1903 1923 1945
Years active	1789–1791 1793–1795 1873–1875 1883–1889 1893–1903 1913–1923 1943–1945

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.

Congress	Seat A	Seat B	Seat C	Seat D	Seat E	Seat F	Seat G	Seat H	Seat I	Seat J	Seat K	Seat L	Seat M
1st (1789–1791)	Thomas Fitzsimons (Pro-Admin-Philadelphia) Elected in 1788. Redistricted to the 1st district and re-elected.	Frederick Muhlenberg (Pro-Admin-New Hanover Township) Elected in 1788. Redistricted to the 2nd district and re-elected.	Peter Muhlenberg (Anti-Admin-Montgomery County) Elected in 1788. Redistricted to the 3rd district and lost re-election.	Daniel Hiester (Anti-Admin-Montgomery County) Elected in 1788. Redistricted to the 4th district and re-elected.	Henry Wynkoop (Pro-Admin-Kingston) Elected in 1788. Retired.	Thomas Scott (Pro-Admin-Washington County) Elected in 1788. Retired.	Thomas Hartley (Pro-Admin-York) Elected in 1788. Redistricted to the 7th district and re-elected.	George Clymer (Pro-Admin-Philadelphia) Elected in 1788. Retired.
2nd (1791–1793)	From 1791 to 1793, members were elected by districts.
3rd (1793–1795)	In 1793, at-large representation was restored								… and five seats were added
	Thomas Fitzsimons (Pro-Admin-Philadelphia) Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 1st district and lost re-election.	Frederick Muhlenberg (Anti-Admin-New Hanover Township) Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 2nd district and re-elected.	Peter Muhlenberg (Anti-Admin-Montgomery County) Elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election.	Daniel Hiester (Anti-Admin-Montgomery County) Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 5th district and re-elected.	John W. Kittera (Pro-Admin-Lancaster) Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 7th district and re-elected.	Andrew Gregg (Anti-Admin-Carlisle) Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 9th district and re-elected.	Thomas Hartley (Pro-Admin-York) Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 8th district and re-elected.	William Findley (Anti-Admin-Youngstown) Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 11th district and re-elected.	James Armstrong (Pro-Admin-Mifflin County) Elected in 1792. Retired.	William Irvine (Anti-Admin-Carlisle) Elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 9th district and lost re-election.	Thomas Scott (Pro-Admin-Washington County) Elected in 1792. Redistricted to the 12th district and lost re-election.	John Smilie (Anti-Admin-Fayette County) Elected in 1792. Retired.	William Montgomery (Anti-Admin-Montgomery's Landing) Elected in 1792. Retired.

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		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		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.		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		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		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		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		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.		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										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