Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district
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Pennsylvania's 31st congressional district was one of Pennsylvania
's districts of the United States House of Representatives
.
. The district later expanded to serve portions of Allegheny County
, the district served Pittsburgh Wards 1-19 and Ward 23.
, the district served Wards 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, and 32 in Pittsburgh and the following portions of Allegheny County.
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
's districts of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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Geography
Created in 1903, the district served portions of the city of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
. The district later expanded to serve portions of Allegheny County
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Allegheny County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,223,348; making it the second most populous county in Pennsylvania, following Philadelphia County. The county seat is Pittsburgh...
Boundaries in 1903
During the 58th Congress58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
, the district served Pittsburgh Wards 1-19 and Ward 23.
Boundaries in 1950
During the 81st Congress81st United States Congress
The Eighty-first United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives...
, the district served Wards 19, 20, 28, 29, 30, and 32 in Pittsburgh and the following portions of Allegheny County.
| Brentwood Brentwood, Pennsylvania Brentwood is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 9,643 at the 2010 census.-Geography and climate:Brentwood is located at .... |
Coraopolis Coraopolis, Pennsylvania Coraopolis is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 5,677 at the 2010 census. In 1940 the population peaked at 11,086. It is a small community located to the west of Pittsburgh, along the Ohio River and to the east of the Pittsburgh International Airport... |
Heidelberg Heidelberg, Pennsylvania Heidelberg is a small suburb southwest of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,244 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Heidelberg is located at .... |
McKees Rocks McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania McKees Rocks, also known as "The Rocks", is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, along the south bank of the Ohio River. The borough population was 6,104 at the 2010 census.In the past, it was known for its extensive iron and steel interests... |
| Bridgeville Bridgeville, Pennsylvania Bridgeville is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,148 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Bridgeville is located along Chartiers Creek, about southwest of downtown Pittsburgh at .... |
Crafton Crafton, Pennsylvania Crafton is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, west of downtown Pittsburgh. The population grew from 1,927 in 1900 to 4,583 in 1910 and to 7,163 in 1940. The population was 5,951 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
Ingram Ingram, Pennsylvania Ingram is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,330 at the 2010 census.It is located in the Montour School District, which educates the children of Kennedy Township, Robinson Township, Pennsbury Village, Thornburg, and the borough of... |
Oakdale Oakdale, Pennsylvania Oakdale is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,459 at the 2010 census. Its zip code is 15071.Oakdale is affectionately known as "America's Home Town"... |
| Carnegie Carnegie, Pennsylvania Carnegie is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 7,972 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Carnegie is located at . It is approximately southwest of Pittsburgh... |
Dormont Dormont, Pennsylvania Dormont is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 8,593 at the 2010 census and is the most densely populated municipality in Allegheny County. Dormont is a home to a diverse population including young professionals,... |
Mount Oliver Mount Oliver, Pennsylvania Mount Oliver is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a largely residential area situated atop a crest about west of the Monongahela River. The borough is surrounded entirely by the city of Pittsburgh.... |
Rosslyn Farms Rosslyn Farms, Pennsylvania Rosslyn Farms is a suburban borough located west of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is a small community, with an area of only... |
| Castle Shannon Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania Castle Shannon is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 8,316 at the 2010 census.-Geography:... |
Green Tree Green Tree, Pennsylvania Green Tree is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 4,432 at the 2010 census.The town is the birthplace of U.S... |
McDonald McDonald, Pennsylvania McDonald is a borough in Allegheny and Washington counties in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, 18 miles southwest of Pittsburgh. In the past, manufactories of bottles, oil-well drilling tools, flour-mill products, etc., existed here. Oil and coal were and still are procured in the area... (5th election district) |
Thornburg Thornburg, Pennsylvania Thornburg is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 455 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Thornburg is located at... |
| Baldwin Baldwin Township, Pennsylvania Baldwin Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,992 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , all of it land... |
Findlay Findlay Township, Pennsylvania Findlay Township is a township located west of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,060 at the 2010 census.The township is the home of Pittsburgh International Airport.-Geography:... |
Neville Neville Township, Pennsylvania Neville Township, also known as Neville Island, is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA. The entire township is located on Neville Island, which is an island on the Ohio River... |
South Fayette South Fayette Township, Pennsylvania South Fayette Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 14,416 at the 2010 census.-Geography:... |
| Bethel | Kennedy Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania Kennedy Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a suburb of Pittsburgh. The population was 7,672 at the 2010 census.-Institutions:... |
North Fayette North Fayette Township, Pennsylvania North Fayette Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,934 at the 2010 census.-Geography:... |
Upper St. Clair Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania Upper St. Clair Township is a Home Rule Municipality and township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located about south of Pittsburgh. The population was 20,053 at the 2000 census.-History:... |
| Collier Collier Township, Pennsylvania Collier Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,080 at the 2010 census.- Geography :According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water... |
Moon Moon Township, Pennsylvania Moon Township is a township along the Ohio River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Moon is a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area and is located northwest of Pittsburgh. The origin of its name is unknown for certain, although it has been suggested that it derives from a... |
Robinson | Stowe Stowe Township, Pennsylvania Stowe Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 6,362 at the 2010 census.It is located in the Sto-Rox School District, which serves both Stowe Township and the neighboring borough of McKees Rocks.... |
| Crescent Crescent Township, Pennsylvania Crescent Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States and is part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The population was 2,640 at the 2010 census.... |
Mount Lebanon | Scott Scott Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Scott Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,024 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Scott Township is located at .... |
Population
- 188,099 (1900 CensusUnited States Census, 1900The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 Census....
) - 295,063 (1940 CensusUnited States Census, 1940The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 123,202,624 persons. The census date was April 1, 1940...
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History
This district was created in 1903. The district was eliminated in 1953.List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created in 1903 | ||||
| Henry K. Porter | Independent Republican Independent Republican (United States) Independent Republican is a term occasionally adopted by members of Congress in the United States to refer to their party affiliation and is also used for those on the state level who are Republicans but do not affiliate with the national Republican Party.... |
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
Unsuccessful candidate for re-nomination in 1905 |
| James F. Burke James F. Burke James Francis Burke was Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania.-Early life:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1915 | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
Was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1914 |
| John M. Morin John M. Morin John Mary Morin was Republican member of the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania.-Biography:Morin was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but moved with his parents to Pittsburgh. He began working in a glass factory in 1882, and was employed in steel mills until 1885... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
Redistricted from the At-large district Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district Pennsylvania elected its United States Representatives At-Large on a general ticket for the first and third United States Congresses. General ticket representation was prohibited by the 1842 Apportionment Bill and subsequent legislation, most recently in 1967 .... , Redistricted to the 34th district Pennsylvania's 34th congressional district Pennsylvania's 34th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives. It covered area north of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.-History:... |
| Adam M. Wyant | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | Greensburg Greensburg, Pennsylvania Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War... |
Redistricted from the 22nd district Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district Pennsylvania's 22nd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.-Geography:... , Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1932 |
| M. Clyde Kelly | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 3, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Braddock | Redistricted from the 33rd district Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.-Geography:District boundaries set to cover parts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.... , Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1934 |
| James L. Quinn James L. Quinn (politician) James Leland Quinn was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... |
Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939 | Braddock | Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1938 |
| John McDowell John McDowell (politician) John Ralph McDowell was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... |
Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | Wilkinsburg Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania Wilkinsburg is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States adjacent to the city of Pittsburgh. The population was 15,930 at the 2010 census, having lost more than 13,000 in the 70 years since 1940, when 29,853 people were enumerated... |
Unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 |
| Samuel A. Weiss Samuel A. Weiss Samual Arthur Weiss was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... |
Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | Glassport Glassport, Pennsylvania Glassport is a borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately south of Pittsburgh and the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers where they form the Ohio River... |
Redistricted to the 33rd district Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.-Geography:District boundaries set to cover parts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.... |
| Herman P. Eberharter Herman P. Eberharter Herman Peter Eberharter was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:... |
Democrat Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States... |
Redistricted from the 32nd district Pennsylvania's 32nd congressional district Pennsylvania's 32nd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.-Geography:... , Redistricted to the 32nd district Pennsylvania's 32nd congressional district Pennsylvania's 32nd congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.-Geography:... |
| James G. Fulton James G. Fulton James Grove Fulton was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Early life and education:James G. Fulton was born in Dormont, Pennsylvania... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953 | Mount Lebanon | Redistricted to the 27th district 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:District created in 1875District eliminated in 1973-References:*... |
| District eliminated in 1953 | ||||