Pennsylvania's 26th congressional district was one of Pennsylvania's districts of the United States House of Representatives.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	District home	Note
District established March 4, 1875
James Sheakley (Greenville)	Democrat	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th		Elected in 1874. [data missing]
John M. Thompson (Butler)	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th		Elected in 1876. Not a candidate for renomination.
Samuel B. Dick (Meadville)	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th		Elected in 1878. Not a candidate for reelection.
Samuel H. Miller (Mercer)	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885	47th 48th		Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Declined to be a candidate for renomination.
George W. Fleeger (Butler)	Republican	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887	49th		Elected in 1884. [data missing]
Norman Hall (Sharon)	Democrat	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th		Elected in 1886. [data missing]
William C. Culbertson (Girard)	Republican	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891	51st		Elected in 1888. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
Matthew Griswold (Erie)	Republican	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd		Elected in 1890. Not a candidate for renomination.
Joseph C. Sibley (Franklin)	Democrat	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd		Elected in 1892. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Matthew Griswold (Erie)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th		Elected in 1894. Not a candidate for renomination.
John C. Sturtevant (Conneautville)	Republican	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th		Elected in 1896 Not a candidate for renomination.
Athelston Gaston (Meadville)	Democrat	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th		Elected in 1898. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection
Arthur L. Bates (Meadville)	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903	57th		Elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 25th district.
Joseph H. Shull (Stroudsburg)	Democrat	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th		Elected in 1902. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
Gustav A. Schneebeli (Nazareth)	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	59th		Elected in 1904. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
J. Davis Brodhead (South Bethlehem)	Democrat	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th		Elected in 1906. Unsuccessful candidate for renomination.
A. Mitchell Palmer (Stroudsburg)	Democrat	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	61st 62nd 63rd		Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Not a candidate for renomination
Henry J. Steele (Easton)	Democrat	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921	64th 65th 66th		Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918 Did not seek renomination.
William H. Kirkpatrick (Easton)	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923	67th		Elected in 1920. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr. (Butler)	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1927	68th 69th		Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Did not seek renomination.
J. Howard Swick (Beaver Falls)	Republican	March 4, 1927 – January 3, 1935	70th 71st 72nd 73rd		Elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Charles R. Eckert (Beaver)	Democrat	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th		Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Louis E. Graham (Beaver)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	76th 77th 78th		Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 25th district.
Harve Tibbott (Ebensburg)	Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949	79th 80th		Redistricted from the 27th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Unsuccessful candidate for reelection.
Robert L. Coffey (Johnstown)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – April 20, 1949	81st		Elected in 1948. Died.
Vacant		April 20, 1949– September 13, 1949
John P. Saylor (Johnstown)	Republican	September 13, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd		Elected to finish Coffey's term. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Thomas E. Morgan (Fredericktown)	Democrat	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd		Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
District dissolved 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

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