Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district

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Pennsylvania's 25th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 History 4 Elections 5 Representatives

[edit] Geography

From 1873 to 1875 the district was held at-large. The district was eliminated in 1983.

[edit] Demographics

[edit] History

This district was created in 1853. It was eliminated 1863. This district was recreated in 1873. The district was held at-large until 1875. The district was eliminated in 1973.

[edit] Elections

[edit] Representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Note
District created in 1853
William H. Kurtz	Democrat	1853 – 1855
John Dick	Opposition	1855 – 1857		Joined the Republican Party
John Dick	Republican	1857 – 1859
Elijah Babbitt	Republican	1859 – 1863
District eliminated in 1863, District recreated in 1873
At-large on a general ticket: Charles Albright Glenni W. Scofield Lemuel Todd	Republican	1873 – 1875
George A. Jenks	Democrat	1875 – 1877
Harry White	Republican	1877 – 1881		Not a candidate for reelection
James Mosgrove	Greenback	1881 – 1883		Declined to be a candidate for renomination
John D. Patton	Democrat	1883 – 1885		Declined to be a candidate for renomination
Alexander C. White	Republican	1885 – 1887		Not a candidate for reelection
James T. Maffett	Republican	1887 – 1889		Not a candidate for renomination
Charles C. Townsend	Republican	1889 – 1891		Not a candidate for renomination
Eugene P. Gillespie	Democrat	1891 – 1893		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Thomas W. Phillips	Republican	1893 – 1897		Declined to be a candidate for renomination
Joseph B. Showalter	Republican	1897 – 1903		Not a candidate for reelection
Arthur L. Bates	Republican	1903 – 1913		Declined to be a candidate for renomination
Milton W. Shreve	Republican	1913 – 1915		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Michael Liebel, Jr.	Democrat	1915 – 1917		Not a candidate for renomination
Henry A. Clark	Republican	1917 – 1919		Not a candidate for renomination
Milton W. Shreve	Republican	1919 – 1923		Moved to Pennsylvania's 29th congressional district
Henry W. Temple	Republican	1923 – 1933		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Charles I. Faddis	Democrat	1933 – 1942		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination, resigned to join the United States Army
Grant Furlong	Democrat	1943 – 1945		Unsuccessful candidate for renomination
Louis E. Graham	Republican	1945 – 1955		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Frank M. Clark	Democrat	1955 – 1974		Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Gary A. Myers	Republican	1975 – 1979		Not a candidate for renomination
Eugene Atkinson	Democrat	1979 – 1983
District eliminated in 1983

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