Pennsylvania's 33rd congressional district explained

State:Pennsylvania
District Number:33
Obsolete:yes
Created:1903
Eliminated:1950
Years:1903-1953
Population Year:1940

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.

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
District established March 4, 1923
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M. Clyde Kelly
Republicannowrap March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the .
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Henry Ellenbogen
Democraticnowrap March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1938
Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Resigned to become a judge of the common pleas court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Vacantnowrap January 3, 1938 –
January 3, 1939
align=left Joseph A. McArdle
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1939 –
January 5, 1942
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Resigned to serve on the Pittsburgh City Council
Vacantnowrap January 5, 1942 –
May 19, 1942
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Elmer J. Holland
Democraticnowrap May 19, 1942 –
January 3, 1943
Elected to finish McArdle's term.
Retired.
District dissolved January 3, 1943
District re-established January 3, 1945
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Samuel A. Weiss
Democraticnowrap January 3, 1945 –
January 7, 1946
Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1944.
Resigned to become judge of the Common Pleas Court of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Vacantnowrap January 7, 1946 –
May 21, 1946
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Frank Buchanan
Democraticnowrap May 21, 1946 –
April 27, 1951
Elected to finish Weiss's term.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Died.
Vacantnowrap April 27, 1951 –
July 24, 1951
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Vera Buchanan
Democraticnowrap July 24, 1951 –
January 3, 1953
Elected to finish her husband's term.
Redistricted to the .
District dissolved January 3, 1953

References

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