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

Pennsylvania's 27th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1875
Eliminated	1970
Years active	1875-1973

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	Elected in 1874. Retired.
Lewis F. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected in 1876. [data unknown/missing]
James H. Osmer	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th	Elected in 1878. Retired.
Lewis F. Watson	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. [data unknown/missing]
Samuel M. Brainerd	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	48th	Elected in 1882. Lost renomination.
William L. Scott	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	49th 50th	Elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. 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	Elected in 1888. Died.
Vacant		August 25, 1890 – November 4, 1890
Charles W. Stone	Republican	November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1899	51st 52nd 53rd 54th 55th	Elected to finish Watson's term. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896 Lost re-election.
Joseph C. Sibley	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901	56th 57th	Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 28th district.
	Republican	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903
William O. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907	58th 59th	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Retired.
Joseph G. Beale	Republican	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909	60th	Elected in 1906. Lost renomination.
J. N. Langham	Republican	March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1915	61st 62nd 63rd	Elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Retired.
Solomon T. North	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917	64th	Elected in 1914. Lost renomination.
Nathan L. Strong	Republican	March 4, 1917 – January 3, 1935	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election.
Joseph Gray	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1939	74th 75th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
Harve Tibbott	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1945	76th 77th 78th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 26th district.
Augustine B. Kelley	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1953	79th 80th 81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 28th district and re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. 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 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. Died.
Vacant		October 6, 1971 – April 25, 1972	92nd
William S. Conover	Republican	April 25, 1972 – January 3, 1973		Elected to finish Fulton's term. 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

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