Pennsylvania's 27th congressional district

Pennsylvania's 27th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1875
Albert G. Egbert	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Retired
Lewis F. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	[data unknown/missing]
James H. Osmer	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th	Retired
Lewis F. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	[data unknown/missing]
Samuel M. Brainerd	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Lost renomination
William L. Scott	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Renominated but declined to be a candidate because of the condition of his health
Lewis F. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1889 – August 25, 1890	51st	Died
Vacant		August 25, 1890 – November 4, 1890
Charles W. Stone	Republican	November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1899	51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th	Lost re-election
Joseph C. Sibley	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th 57th	Redistricted to the 28th district
	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
William O. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Retired
Joseph G. Beale	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th	Lost renomination
J. N. Langham	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	61st 62nd 63rd	Retired
Solomon T. North	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	64th	Lost renomination
Nathan L. Strong	Republican	March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1935	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Lost re-election
Joseph Gray	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	Lost re-election
Harve Tibbott	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	76th 77th 78th	Redistricted to the 26th district
Augustine B. Kelley	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 28th district Redistricted to the 21st district
James G. Fulton	Republican	January 3, 1953 – October 6, 1971	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 31st district Died
Vacant		October 6, 1971 – April 25, 1972	92nd
William S. Conover	Republican	April 25, 1972 – January 3, 1973		Lost renomination
District eliminated January 3, 1973

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