State: | Pennsylvania |
District Number: | 29 |
Obsolete: | yes |
Created: | 1903 |
Eliminated: | 1960 |
Years: | 1903-1963 |
Population Year: | 1950 |
Pennsylvania's 29th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.
From 1903 to 1923, the district was located in western Pennsylvania near Pittsburgh. From 1923 to 1933, the district moved to northwest Pennsylvania near Erie. In 1933, the district returned to include portions of Pittsburgh. The district was eliminated in 1963.
The 29th district was created in 1903 and eliminated in 1963.
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | |||
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District established March 4, 1903 | |||||||
align=left | George Shiras III | Independent Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Elected in 1902. Retired. | ||
align=left | William H. Graham | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost renomination. | ||
align=left | Stephen G. Porter | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1923 | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1920. Redistricted to the . | ||
align=left | Milton W. Shreve | Republican | nowrap | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | Charles N. Crosby | Democratic | nowrap | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost renomination. | ||
align=left | Robert L. Rodgers | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945 | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the . | ||
align=left | Howard E. Campbell | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | Elected in 1944. Retired. | ||
align=left | John McDowell | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | Elected in 1946. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | Harry J. Davenport | Democratic | nowrap | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | Elected in 1948. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | Harmar D. Denny Jr. | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | Elected in 1950. Lost re-election. | ||
align=left | Robert J. Corbett | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the . | ||
District dissolved January 3, 1963 |