Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district
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Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.
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[edit] Geography
District held at-large until 1923. District boundaries eventually set to cover parts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Demographics
[edit] History
This district was created in 1913. Until 1923 and from 1943 to 1945 the seat was held "at-large". The district was eliminated in 1953.
[edit] Elections
[edit] Representatives
Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
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District created in 1913 | ||||
Fred E. Lewis | Republican | 1913 – 1915 | Allentown (district at-large) | Not a candidate for reelection in 1914 |
Thomas S. Crago | Republican | 1915 – 1921 | Waynesburg (district at-large) | Not a candidate for reelection in 1920 |
Mahlon M. Garland | Republican | 1921 | Edgewood (district at-large) | Died in office |
Thomas S. Crago | Republican | 1921 – 1923 | Waynesburg (district at-large) | Not a candidate for renomination in 1922 |
M. Clyde Kelly | Republican | 1923 – 1933 | Braddock | Switched to Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district |
Henry Ellenbogen | Democrat | 1933 – 1938 | Pittsburgh | Resigned to become a judge of the common pleas court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
Joseph A. McArdle | Democrat | 1939 – 1942 | Pittsburgh | Resigned to serve on Pittsburgh City council |
Elmer J. Holland | Democrat | 1942 – 1943 | Pittsburgh | Not a candidate for re-nomination in 1942 |
William I. Troutman | Republican | 1943 – 1945 | Shamokin (district at-large) | Not a candidate for re-nomination in 1944 |
Samuel A. Weiss | Democrat | 1945 – 1946 | Pittsburgh | Resigned in January 1946 to become judge of the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
Frank Buchanan | Democrat | 1946 – 1951 | McKeesport | Died in Office |
Vera Buchanan | Democrat | 1951 – 1953 | McKeesport | Moved to Pennsylvania's 30th congressional district |
District eliminated in 1953 |
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