List of members of Philadelphia City Council from 1920 to 1952 explained

In 1919, Philadelphia adopted a new city charter. Among the changes enacted was a reduction of the size of the two-chambered, 190-member City Council to a unicameral, smaller body. The city was divided into eight districts, which elected multiple members based on their relative populations. The system stayed in place until 1951, when a new city charter changed the system to a different model.

1920 – 1952

Sess.Elec.Council District
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th
1st
(1920–1924)		1919Edwin R. CoxJoseph P. GaffneyWilliam E. FinleyWilliam McCoachCharles B. HallIsaac D. HetzellOne seat 1920-1928David G. Franken-fieldFrancis F. BurchGeorge ConnellJames A. DevelinFour seats 1920-1932Edward BuchholzSimon WalterWilliam W. RoperSigmund J. GansCharles H. von TagenThree seats 1920-1932Alexis J. LimeburnerRichard WegleinHugh L. Mont-gomeryWilliam R. HornRobert J. PattonJohn J. McKinleyThree seats 1920-1932
1920Charles J. Pommer
2nd
(1924–1928)		1923Bernard SamuelBenjamin H. FieldsMaurice E. LevickFrederic D. GarmanHoward R. SmithJames G. CarsonMorris AptTwo seats 1924-1928Clarence K. CrossanJohn J. Daly
3rd
(1928–1932)		1927William F. NickelClarence BlackburnWyndam Bryant
1928Henry J. Trainer
4th
(1932–1936)		1931One seat 1928-1952Phineas T. GreenOne seat 1928-1952Edward A. KellyJames G. ClarkFrank L. KenworthyRichard S. HarrisTwo seats 1932-1952John N. Costello
1934Samuel Emlen
5th
(1936–1940)		1935Arthur P. KeeganGeorge MaxmanJames H. IrvinLouis SchwartzWilliam A. KelleyWilliam G. SimonsPatrick ConnerAlexander C. GreenJohn L. FoxThomas P. Stokley
1936Thomas Z. Minehart
6th
(1940–1944)		1939Joseph J. MilliganBill Hollen-backCharles O'HalloranL. Wallace EganJohn J. McDevittRobert S. HamiltonEugene J. HagertyThomas D. AllenGeorge D. MansfieldJohn A. Mawhinney
7th
(1944–1948)		1943Louis MennaFrank X. O'ConnorHenry J. TrainerGeorge W. RueEugene J. SullivanCornelius S. DeeganDavid E. Jamieson
8th
(1948–1952)		1947Michael FogliettaWoodie ArmstrongAlbert T. FlavellAlexander C. Green
1949Maxwell SeidmanHarry Norwitch
1950vacantWilliam M. Lennox

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