Talk:United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania

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This page needs something to be done about the size of the table at the bottom; it stretches the page to extreme amounts. MBob 19:45, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

Unfixable, due to the nature of the table. Scroll horizontally. --Golbez 20:39, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] Content Errors and Ommissions in the Table

There is a small error I found in the timeline for the table. Joseph A. McArdle resigned from the 33rd district in 1942 and was replaced for the remainder of his term by Elmer J. Holland. However, Holland does not appear in the table at this location. Npeters22 17:59, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Another error. Daniel J. Flood, of the 11th district, resigned in 1980 and was replaced by Raphael J. Musto for the remainder of the term (until 1983). He is not listed on the table.Npeters22 13:54, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

John P. Saylor briefly served in the 26th district after the death of Robert L. Coffey in 1949. Also, according to his congressional bio, Saylor served in Congress 1951-1953, but I can't determine what seat he held.Npeters22 15:36, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

See the comments below regarding the 1951-1953 term. Npeters22 14:25, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Douglas H. Elliott breifly served in the 18th district after the death of Richard M. Simpson until his death in 1960. He is not shown at all on the table. Npeters22 18:40, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

Added Npeters22 13:53, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

After the death of James G. Fulton in 1971, William S. Conover briefly served in the 27th district [1]. Npeters22 13:32, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Added. Npeters22 13:12, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

After the death of J. William Ditter in 1944, Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. briefly served in the 17th PA district, before redistricting placed him in the 16th district. Npeters22 15:50, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

After the death of Frank Buchanan in 1951 in the 33rd district, Vera Buchanan served out the reminder of the term. Npeters22 16:18, 23 June 2006 (UTC)

The Congressional Biography for Joseph L. Carrigg says he took office after the death of Wilson D. Gillette. However, the table shows Gillette in the 14th district, with Carrigg following Robert F. Rich in the 15th district. Note, this is the same time period that involves the missing term for John P. Saylor described above. I suspect there is some confusion due to the redistricting. Npeters22 13:30, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

There appears to be an error in the 1951 to 1953 term. Using the Politcal Graveyard I can note the following.
This seems to close the loop on the error. Npeters22 14:25, 28 June 2006 (UTC)

Veronica Grace Boland served in the 11th district after the death of her husband Patrick J. Boland in 1942 during the 77th Congress.

Joseph M. Pratt served in the 2nd district in 1943 after the resignation of James P. McGraneryNpeters22 15:19, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

  • These are all notable issues. Why not fix them? —Markles 15:53, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Is there a place to show me how to manipulate the tables? I can change names and such, but I don't know how to add partial terms, for example. I've tried to figure it out from the format of the table, but don't really feel it's clear what I should do to achieve the desired result. Npeters22 18:07, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
Also, I am listing items here so that I can get to them later when I do figure it out. In the mean time, I would be more than happy to have someone else take care of it. Npeters22 20:59, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

William M. Brown was elected in 1914 to the 24th district and died the next year. Henry Wilson Temple was again elected to take his place. Mr. Brown isn't shown on the table.Npeters22 20:59, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

James J. Davidson is mentioned in the biography of Joseph Baltzell Showalter. He died, causing the election where Showalter intitially gained his seat in the 25th district in 1897. Davidson is not mentioned in the Congressional Biographies at all. Npeters22 19:42, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] General tickets and the early Congresses

I think we need to recitify the general ticket problems with the chart on United States Congressional Delegations from Pennsylvania#United States House of Representatives. For an example of my solution, take a look at what I did at with early Congresses at United States Congressional Delegations from Massachusetts#United States House of Representatives.

Furthermore, did William Findley and/or Albert Gallatin serve the 11th district? Their articles and the Political Graveyard give patently conflicting answers.

—Markles 15:26, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

I'm satisfied with your example solution. The whole situation is messy, and I haven't been able to come up with a better way of dealing with it. As to your question, I think Findley was in the 11th and Gallatin was in the 12th. I have uncovered a number of problems with the Political Graveyard in the early Congresses, and not just with the general ticket issues. I am still looking for a definitive source for these Congresses and would welcome any ideas you may have. When in doubt, I am cross referencing the information on this page and in my sources with the information on the pages with the individual congresses. Npeters22 13:52, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Joseph Pratt

Joseph Pratt is missing [2] --Appraiser 03:50, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Added Npeters22 14:48, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Errors

[edit] Herman Toll

(I'm not sure how to properly edit this table.) Herman Toll was 4th district rep. in the 88th and 89th congress. Joshua Eilberg was rep. in the 90th.--Appraiser 21:34, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] William Wilkins

William Wilkins (U.S. politician) did not serve in the 21st congress.--Appraiser (talk) 13:25, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

  • Y Done—Markles 13:40, 4 February 2008 (UTC)