Senate Historical Biographies

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Name	Position	Session	Party	County	District	Born/Died
Alter, Jacob		1817-1820*	DR	Cumberland	13	1773 - 1838
Anthony, Joseph Biles		1829-1832*	R	Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, Potter	13	1795 - 1851
Armstrong, Gibson E		1985-2008	R	Lancaster, York	13	1943 -
Best, Valentine	Speaker	1847-1849*	D	Columbia, Luzerne	13	1801 - 1857
Bound, Franklin		1861	R	Montour, Northumberland, Snyder	13	1829 - 1910
Brodhead, Albert Gallatin	Speaker	1869-1871*	D	Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Wayne	10,13	1815 - 1891
Buckalew, Charles Rollins		1851-1869*	D	Columbia, Montour, Sullivan	13,16	1821 - 1899
Burnside, Thomas	Speaker	1811-1826*	JR	Centre, Clearfield, McKean, Potter	13	1782 - 1851
Case, Elihu		1837-1839*	W	Bradford, Susquehanna	13	1790 - 1865
Collins, Francis Dolan		1871-1873*	D	Luzerne, Monroe, Pike	13	1872 - 1891
Cowles, Warren		1867	R	Clinton, McKean, Potter, Tioga	13	1824 - 1872
Dimock, Asa		1841-1843*	D	Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming	13	1795 - 1864
Eby, Milton		1897-1900	R	Lancaster	13	1850 - 1920
Fetter, Henry		1857-1859*	D	Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry	13,14	1793 - 1863
Graham, Isaiah		1811-1818*	R	Cumberland	13	1769 - 1835
Heidelbaugh, Milton		1901-1908	R	Lancaster	13	1849 - 1908
Homsher, Frederick L		1939-1950	R	Lancaster	13	1885 - 1950
Homsher, John G	President Pro Tempore	1909-1938	R	Lancaster	13	1859 - 1938
Irvin, Alexander		1835-1838*	D	Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, Potter	13	1800 - 1874
Keller, Reuben		1859	D	Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder	13	1821 - 1894
Kessler, Edward J		1953-1962	R	Lancaster	13	1897 - 1969
Landis, John Herr		1893-1896	R	Lancaster	13	1853 -
McClure, Robert		1827-1830*	D	Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, Potter	13	1772 - 1829
Montgomery, David B		1863-1865*	D	Columbia, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan	13,15	1810 - 1886
Mylin, Amos H	President Pro Tempore	1877-1884*	R	Lancaster	13	1837 - 1926
Olmstead, Arthur G		1869	R	Clinton, McKean, Potter, Tioga	13	1827 - 1914
Petrikin, Henry		1825-1834*	JD	Centre, Clearfield, Lycoming, McKean, Potter	13	1798 - 1849
Ross, William Sterling	Speaker	1845-1847*	IMP	Columbia, Luzerne	13	1802 - 1868
Rowland, George H		1873-1875*	D	Luzerne, Monroe, Pike	13	1827 -
Smucker, Lloyd K		2009-2016	R	Lancaster	13	1964 -
Snyder, Richard A		1961-1984	R	Lancaster	13	1910 - 1992
Wherry, Samuel		1855	D	Cumberland, Perry	13	1804 - 1861

*served non-consecutive terms