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| Name | Position | Session | Party | County | District | Born/Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong, Gibson E | 1985-2008 | R | Lancaster, York | 13 | 1943 - | |
| Baldwin, Robert Alonzo | 1858-1860 | R | Lancaster | 16 | 07/12/1805 - 01/30/1888 | |
| Barton, Mathias | 1797-1804* | F | Lancaster | 0 | 1762 - 1809 | |
| Becker, Clarence D | 1943-1948 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1892 - 1947 | |
| Berntheizel, Cleon N | 1921-1924 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1874 - 1936 | |
| Billingfelt, Esaias | 1867-1871* | R | Lancaster | 17 | 1817 - 1905 | |
| Brightbill, David J. | Majority Caucus Secretary, Majority Floor Leader, Policy Committee Chair, Whip |
1983-2006 | R | Berks, Chester, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh | 48 | 11/03/1942 - |
| Brubaker, Michael W | 2007-2014 | R | Chester, Lancaster | 36 | 1958 - | |
| Caldwell, James A | 1837-1839* | D | Lancaster, York | 6 | 1796 - 1845 | |
| Carpenter, Abraham | 1799-1800 | F | Lancaster | 0 | 1757 - 1815 | |
| Champneys Sr., Benjamin | 1843-1866* | D, R | Lancaster, Lebanon, York | 6,7,16,17 | 1800 - 08/09/1871 | |
| Cochran, Thomas Evans | 1840-1843 | D | Lancaster, York | 6 | 03/23/1813 - 05/18/1882 | |
| Coleman, Edward | 1821-1824* | F | Lancaster | 4 | 1792 - 1841 | |
| Darlington, Edward C | 1851-1853* | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1819 - 1874 | |
| Diehm, G Graybill | 1949-1956 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1880 - 1970 | |
| Dunlap, John M | 1863-1865* | R | Lancaster | 16,17 | 1822 - 1898 | |
| Eby, Milton | 1897-1900 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 10/16/1850 - 01/30/1920 | |
| Edie, John | 1791-1794* | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1754 - 1825 | |
| Ehrgood, Thomas Alexander | 1957-1964 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1923 - 2007 | |
| Ellmaker, Nathaniel Ignatius | 1793-1796* | F | Lancaster | 0 | 1751 - 1837 | |
| Fisher, Joseph Washington | 1867-1868 | R | Lancaster | 17 | 10/16/1814 - 10/18/1900 | |
| Freeman, William C | 1925-1932 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1881 - | |
| Gerberich, Daniel Philip | President Pro Tempore | 1905-1916 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 10/01/1854 - 11/29/1917 |
| Graff, Sebastian | 1790-1792 | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 03/1744 - 07/02/1791 | |
| Grosh, Jacob | 1817-1822* | F | Lancaster | 4 | 1777 - 1860 | |
| Haldeman, Horace Leander | 1917-1920 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 09/16/1847 - 10/27/1920 | |
| Hambright, Frederick | 1827-1828 | F | Lancaster | 7 | 1786 - 1872 | |
| Hamilton, John | 1825-1828* | JD | Lancaster | 7 | ||
| Hamilton, William | 1811-1814* | F | Lancaster | 0 | 1771 - 1820 | |
| Hamilton, William | 1861 | R | Lancaster | 16 | 1818 - | |
| Heidelbaugh, Milton C. | 1901-1908 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 04/19/1849 - 02/10/1908 | |
| Henderson, Matthew | 1821-1826* | F | Lancaster | 7 | 1770 - 1830 | |
| Hess, Ralph W | 1971-1990 | R | Lancaster, York | 28 | 1939 - | |
| Hibshman, Henry | 1831-1836* | AM | Lancaster | 7 | 1774 - 1859 | |
| Hiestand, John Andrew | 1861-1863 | R | Lancaster | 16 | 10/02/1824 - 12/13/1890 | |
| Hiester, William | Speaker | 1841-1843 | AM | Lancaster, York | 6 | 10/10/1790 - 10/13/1853 |
| Homsher, Frederick L | 1939-1950 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1885 - 1950 | |
| Homsher, John G. | President Pro Tempore | 1909-1938 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 07/01/1859 - 09/14/1938 |
| Hoover, John S | 1889-1890 | D | Lancaster | 14 | ||
| Hopkins, John | 1813-1818* | F | Lancaster | 4 | 1750 - 1820 | |
| Houston, Samuel Nelson | 1927-1932 | D | Lancaster | 7 | 1790 - 1878 | |
| Hubley Jr, Adam | 1791-1794* | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1759 - 1798 | |
| Hubley, James Burd | 1921-1924 | F | Lancaster | 6 | 1788 - 1825 | |
| Kauffman, Christian Charles | 1895-1898 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 04/17/1858 - 07/26/1936 | |
| Kauffman, Christian Shuman | 1879-1882 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 06/22/1826 - 11/20/1894 | |
| Kessler, Edward J | 1953-1962 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1897 - 1969 | |
| Killinger, John Weinland | 1855 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1824 - 1896 | |
| Kinzer, Esaias | 1853-1855* | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1805 - 1861 | |
| Kline, Levi | 1841-1843* | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1811 - 1863 | |
| Konigmacher, Joseph | 1849 | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1805 - 1861 | |
| Landis, John Herr | 1893-1896 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 01/31/1853 - 02/03/1923 | |
| Lowry Sr., Alexander | 1790-1791 | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1727 - 05/31/1805 | |
| Manbeck, Clarence F | 1967-1982 | R | Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon | 48 | 09/21/1908 - 05/14/1991 | |
| Mayer, Christopher Bartholomew | 1805-1812* | JR | Lancaster | 0 | 1756 - 1815 | |
| McConkey, James | 1835-1838* | AM, W | Lancaster, York | 2,14 | 1787 - 1861 | |
| Miller, John | 1795-1798* | F | Lancaster | 0 | ||
| Mylin, Amos Herr | President Pro Tempore | 1877-1892 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 09/27/1837 - 07/31/1926 |
| Pearson, John | Speaker | 1801-1804* | DR | Lancaster | 0 | 1740 - 1829 |
| Pierson, Henry J | 1933-1940 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1872 - | |
| Price Jr., Philip | 1979-1982 | R | Lancaster | 36 | ||
| Risser, Harold W | 1947-1948 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1896 - | |
| Robinson, John | 1831-1834* | AM | Lancaster | 7 | ||
| Roebuck, Peter J. | 1875-1878 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 12/10/1838 - 03/09/1911 | |
| Rogers, Molton Cropper | 1819-1820 | DR | Lancaster | 4 | 1786 - 1863 | |
| Sanderson, John Phillip | 1845-1847* | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 02/13/1818 - 10/14/1864 | |
| Schaeffer, Bartram A | 1857-1859* | R | Lancaster | 16 | 1824 - 1864 | |
| Schmyser, Johann Michael | 1791-1794* | F | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1740 - 1810 | |
| Scott, Alexander | 1791-1794* | R | Lancaster, York | 0 | 1763 - 1810 | |
| Shuman, Jacob G | 1855-1857* | W, R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1811 - 1858 | |
| Slaymaker, Amos | 1807-1810* | JR | Lancaster | 0 | 1755 - 1837 | |
| Smith, A Herr | 1845-1847* | W | Lancaster, Lebanon | 7 | 1815 - 1894 | |
| Smith, Charles | 1815-1818* | F | Lancaster | 4 | 1765 - 1836 | |
| Smith, Winfield Scott | 1891-1894 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 11/22/1847 - 09/16/1920 | |
| Smucker, Lloyd K | 2009-2016 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1964 - | |
| Snyder, Richard A | 1961-1984 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1910 - 1992 | |
| Steele, John | Speaker | 1803-1806* | DR | Lancaster | 0 | 1758 - 1827 |
| Stehman, John M. | 1883-1890 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 03/21/1830 - 07/17/1889 | |
| Stine, Daniel | 1849 | W | Lancaster | 7 | 1812 - 1851 | |
| Stober, Jeremiah Albert | 1899-1906 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 01/20/1842 - 01/10/1910 | |
| Strohm, John | Speaker | 1835-1841 | AM | Lancaster, York | 6,7 | 10/16/1793 - 09/12/1884 |
| Warfel, John Brackbill | 1870-1876 | R | Lancaster | 9,13,17 | 09/19/1830 - 04/18/1908 | |
| Watson, Nathaniel | 1811-1814* | DR | Lancaster | 0 | 1775 - 1818 | |
| Wenger, Noah W | 1983-2006 | R | Chester, Lancaster | 36 | 1934 - |
*served non-consecutive terms