Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1889
Eliminated	1960
Years active	1889-1963

Pennsylvania's 28th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Congress	Note
District established March 4, 1889
James Kerr (Clearfield)	Democrat	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st	Elected in 1888. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
George F. Kribbs (Clarion)	Democrat	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1895	52nd 53rd	Elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
William C. Arnold (Dubois)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	54th 55th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896 Not a candidate for reelection.
James K.P. Hall (Ridgway)	Democrat	March 4, 1899 – November 29, 1902	56th 57th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Resigned after being elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate.
Vacant		November 29, 1902 – March 3, 1903	57th
Joseph C. Sibley (Franklin)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Not a candidate for renomination.
Nelson P. Wheeler (Endeavor)	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911	60th 61st	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1910, but the primary election was contested. His opponent subsequently withdrew and he was tendered the congressional nomination, but declined.
Peter M. Speer (Oil City)	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Willis J. Hulings (Oil City)	Progressive	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Samuel H. Miller (Mercer)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	64th	Elected in 1914. Declined to be a candidate for renomination.
Orrin D. Bleakley (Franklin)	Republican	March 4, 1917 – April 3, 1917	65th	Resigned having never qualified. The seat then remained vacant.
Vacant		April 4, 1917 – November 5, 1917
Earl H. Beshlin (Warren)	Democrat	November 6, 1917 – March 3, 1919		Elected to finish vacant term. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Willis J. Hulings (Oil City)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921	66th	Elected in 1918 Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Harris J. Bixler (Johnsonburg)	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1927	67th 68th 69th	Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
Thomas C. Cochran (Mercer)	Republican	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933	70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 20th district.
William M. Berlin (Greensburg)	Democrat	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	73rd 74th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
Robert G. Allen (Greensburg)	Democrat	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941	75th 76th	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
Augustine B. Kelley (Greensburg)	Democrat	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945	77th 78th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 27th district.
Robert L. Rodgers (Erie)	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1944. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
Carroll D. Kearns (Farrell)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1953	80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 24th district.
Herman P. Eberharter (Pittsburgh)	Democrat	January 3, 1953 – September 9, 1958	83rd 84th 85th	Redistricted from the 32nd district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Died.
Vacant		September 9, 1958 – January 3, 1959	85th
William S. Moorhead (Pittsburgh)	Democrat	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963	86th 87th	Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 14th district
District dissolved January 3, 1963

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present