Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district 4818513 218966225 2008-06-12T23:47:01Z 205.174.22.26 /* 1823-present: One seat */ {{portalpar|Philadelphia|Libertybell alone small.jpg}} {{Infobox U.S. congressional district |state = Pennsylvania |district number = 1 |image name = PA-1st.gif |image width = 400 |image caption = |english area = |metric area = |percent urban = |percent rural = |population = 646,357 |population year = 2000 |median income = 28,261 |percent white = 37.1 |percent black = 45.9 |percent asian = 4.9 |percent native american = 0.3 |percent hispanic = 15.0 |percent other race =0.3 |percent blue collar = |percent white collar = |percent gray collar = |cpvi = D + 36 }} '''Pennsylvania's first congressional district''' includes primarily central and [[South Philadelphia]], the [[Chester, Pennsylvania|City of Chester]], the [[Philadelphia International Airport]], and other small sections of [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware County]]. The district currently has an overwhelming [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] majority. [[Bob Brady]], the chairman of the [[Philadelphia]] Democratic Party has represented the district since 1998. ==Representatives== The district was organized from [[Pennsylvania's At-large congressional district]] in 1795 ===1795-1803: One seat=== {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note |- | [[John Swanwick]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1795 - 1798 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Died |- | [[Robert Waln]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1798 - 1801 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[William Jones (statesman)|William Jones]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1801 - 1803 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Retired |} ===1803-1823: Three seats, then four=== The district was reorganized in 1803 to have 3 At-large seats on a [[general ticket]]. ====Seat One==== {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note |- | [[Joseph Clay]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | [[March 4]], [[1803]] - [[March 28]], [[1808]] | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Resigned |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | [[March 29]], [[1808]] - 1808 |- | [[Benjamin Say]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1808 - 1809 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Resigned |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | 1809 - 1809 |- | [[Adam Seybert]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1809 - 1815 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[Joseph Hopkinson]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1815 - 1819 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[Joseph Hemphill]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1819 - 1823 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2nd district}} |} ====Seat Two==== {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note |- | [[Jacob Richards]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | [[March 4]], [[1803]] - [[March 3]], [[1809]] | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[William Anderson (Pennsylvania)|William Anderson]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1809 - 1815 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[Thomas Smith (Pennsylvania)|Thomas Smith]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1815 - 1817 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[William Anderson (Pennsylvania)|William Anderson]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1817 - 1819 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[Samuel Edwards]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1819 - 1823 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Redistricted to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|4|4th district}} |} ====Seat Three==== {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note |- | [[Michael Leib]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1803 - 1806 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Resigned |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | 1806 |- | [[John Porter (politician)|John Porter]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1806 - 1811 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[James Milnor]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1811 - 1813 |- | [[Charles J. Ingersoll]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1813 - 1815 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[William Milnor]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1815 - 1817 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[Adam Seybert]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1817 - 1819 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[Thomas Forrest]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1819 - 1821 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[William Milnor]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1819 - [[May 8]], [[1822]] | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Resigned |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | [[May 8]], [[1822]] - 1822 |- | [[Thomas Forrest]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1822 - 1823 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost-re-election |} ====Seat Four==== The district was apportioned a fourth seat in 1813, also elected on a [[general ticket]]. {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note |- | [[John Conard]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1813 - 1815 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- | [[Jonathan Williams (engineer)|Jonathan Williams]] | {{party shading/Democratic-Republican}} | [[Democratic-Republican Party (United States)|Democratic-Republican]] | 1815 - 1815 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | 1815 - 1815 |- | [[John Sergeant (politician)|John Sergeant]] | {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Federalist]] | 1815 - 1823 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Retired |} ===1823-present: One seat=== The district was reorganized in 1823 to have one seat. {| class=wikitable |- valign=bottom ! Representative ! Party ! Years ! District home ! Note |- {{party shading/Federalist}} | [[Samuel Breck]] | [[Federalist Party (United States)|Adams-Clay Federalist]] | 1823 - 1825 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- {{party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Daniel H. Miller]] | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] | 1825 - 1829 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | |- {{party shading/Jacksonian}} | [[Lemuel Paynter]] | [[Jacksonian Party (United States)|Jacksonian]] | 1829 - 1837 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost reelection as a [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Lemuel Paynter]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1837 - 1841 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Retired |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Charles Brown (congressman)|Charles Brown]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1841 - 1843 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Retired |- {{party shading/Whig}} | [[Edward J. Morris]] | [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] | 1843 - 1845 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Moved to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2nd district}} after redistricting |- {{Party shading/Know-nothing}} | [[Lewis C. Levin]] | [[Know Nothing|American]] | 1845 - 1851 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost reelection |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | nowrap | [[Thomas B. Florence]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1851 - 1861 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost reelection |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[William E. Lehman]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1861 - 1863 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost reelection |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Samuel J. Randall]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1863 - 1875 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Moved to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|3|3rd district}} after redistricting in 1875 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Chapman Freeman]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1875 - 1879 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Retired |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Henry H. Bingham]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1879 - [[22 March]] [[1912]] | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | [[March 23]], [[1912]] - 1912 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[William S. Vare]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1912 - 1927 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Became [[United States Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[James M. Hazlett]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1927 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Resigned before the convening of Congress in 1927 |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | 1927 - 1927 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[James M. Beck]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1927 - 1933 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Moved to the {{ushr|Pennsylvania|2|2nd district}} after redistricting in 1933 |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Harry C. Ransley]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1933 - 1937 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost re-election |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Leon Sacks]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1937 - 1943 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost re-election |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[James A. Gallagher]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1943 - 1945 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost re-election |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[William A. Barrett]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1945 - 1947 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost re-election |- {{party shading/Republican}} | [[James A. Gallagher]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | 1947 - 1949 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Lost re-election |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[William A. Barrett]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1949 - 1976 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Died |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | 1976 - 1976 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Michael Myers (politician)|Michael "Ozzie" Myers]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1976 - 1980 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Expelled from the House as a result of the [[Abscam]] scandal |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | nowrap | [[Thomas M. Foglietta]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1981 - 1997 | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Resigned to become [[United States Ambassador to Italy|Ambassador to Italy]] |- | colspan=2 | Vacant | 1997 - 1997 |- {{party shading/Democratic}} | [[Bob Brady]] | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | 1997 - present | [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] | Incumbent |} ==External links== *[http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/pa01_109.gif district map] {{USCongDistStatePA}} [[Category:Congressional districts of Pennsylvania|01]]