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| Name | Position | Session | Party | County | District | Born/Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beidleman, Edward Ensinger | President Pro Tempore | 1913-1918 | R | Dauphin | 15 | 1873 - 1929 |
| Boyd, James Slingluff | President Pro Tempore | 1919-1936* | R | Montgomery | 12 | 1883 - 1935 |
| Cooper, Thomas Valentine | President Pro Tempore | 1873-1888* | R | Chester, Delaware | 5,9 | 1835 - 1909 |
| Crow, Wiliam E | Floor Leader, President Pro Tempore |
1907-1920 | R | Fayette | 32 | 1870 - 1922 |
| Cutler, George H | President Pro Tempore | 1873-1875* | R | Erie, Warren | 30,49 | 1809 - 1882 |
| Daix Jr, Augustus Felix | President Pro Tempore | 1913-1932 | R | Philadelphia | 7 | 1866 - 1932 |
| Ealy, Charles Hodge | President Pro Tempore | 1927-1944 | R | Bedford, Fulton, Somerset | 36 | 1884 - 1947 |
| Eyre, Thomas Lawrence | President Pro Tempore | 1919-1926 | R | Chester | 19 | 1862 - 1926 |
| Gelder, Fredrick T | President Pro Tempore | 1925-1940 | R | Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming | 23 | 1874 - 1955 |
| Gerberich, Daniel P | President Pro Tempore | 1905-1916 | R | Lancaster, Lebanon | 17 | 1854 - 1917 |
| Gobin, John Peter Shindel | President Pro Tempore | 1885-1898 | R | Lebanon | 17 | 1837 - 1910 |
| Grady, John Cadwalader | President Pro Tempore | 1877-1904* | R | Philadelphia | 7 | 1847 - 1916 |
| Hager III, Henry G | President Pro Tempore | 1973-1984 | R | Bradford, Clinton, Lycoming, Sullivan, Tioga, Union | 23 | 04/28/1934 - |
| Herr, Andrew Jackson | President Pro Tempore | 1875-1880* | R | Dauphin | 15 | 12/31/1828 - 03/16/1894 |
| Heyburn, Weldon Brinton | President Pro Tempore | 1937-1948 | R | Delaware | 9 | 1903 - 1979 |
| Homsher, John G | President Pro Tempore | 1909-1938 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1859 - 1938 |
| Huffman, Harvey | President Pro Tempore | 1923-1938 | D | Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Wayne | 14 | 1869 - 1938 |
| Jubelirer, Robert C | Floor Leader, President Pro Tempore |
1975-2006 | R | Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Somerset | 30 | 1937 - |
| Kline, Charles H | President Pro Tempore | 1907-1914 | R | Allegheny | 38 | 1870 - 1933 |
| Lamon, John | President Pro Tempore | 1873-1880* | R | Philadelphia | 3 | 1828 - 1916 |
| McNeill, Hugh | President Pro Tempore | 1875-1886* | R | Allegheny | 42 | 1822 - 1886 |
| Mellow, Robert J | President Pro Tempore | 1971-2010 | D | Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe | 22 | 1943 - |
| Murray, Martin L | President Pro Tempore | 1957-1980* | D | Luzerne | 14 | 1909 - 1990 |
| Mylin, Amos H | President Pro Tempore | 1877-1884* | R | Lancaster | 13 | 1837 - 1926 |
| Newmyer, John C | President Pro Tempore | 1875-1890* | R | Allegheny | 44 | 1847 - 1906 |
| Penrose, Boies | President Pro Tempore | 1887-1890 | R | Philadelphia | 6 | 1860 - 1921 |
| Rice, John Stanley | President Pro Tempore | 1933-1940 | D | Adams, Franklin | 33 | 1899 - 1985 |
| SCARNATI III, JOSEPH B | Majority Policy Committee Chairman, President Pro Tempore |
2001-2020 | R | Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton, Elk, Jefferson, McKean, Potter, Tioga | 25 | 01/02/1962 - |
| Salus, Samuel W | President Pro Tempore | 1911-1938 | R | Philadelphia | 2 | 1872 - 1945 |
| Schantz, Horace Walker | President Pro Tempore | 1915-1930 | R | Lehigh | 16 | 1875 - 1937 |
| Scott, Harry B | President Pro Tempore | 1927-1934 | R | Centre, Clearfield | 34 | 1878 - 1945 |
| Scott, John Morin | President Pro Tempore | 1899-1910 | R | Philadelphia | 2,6 | 1858 - 1945 |
| Sisson, Albert Everton | President Pro Tempore | 1901-1924* | R | Erie | 49 | 1851 - 1931 |
| Smith, George Handy | President Pro Tempore | 1875-1896* | R | Philadelphia | 1 | 1832 - 1898 |
| Snyder, William Preston | President Pro Tempore | 1893-1904 | R | Chester | 19 | 1851 - 1920 |
| Sproul, William Cameron | President Pro Tempore | 1897-1920 | R | Delaware | 9 | 1870 - 1928 |
| Stroup, Stanley G | President Pro Tempore | 1961-1974 | R | Bedford, Blair, Fulton, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Somerset | 30,36 | 1904 - 1977 |
| Taylor, Maris Harvey | President Pro Tempore | 1941-1964 | R | Dauphin | 15 | 1876 - 1982 |
| Thomas, C Wesley | President Pro Tempore | 1891-1898 | R | Philadelphia | 4 | 1891 - 1907 |
| Walton, Daniel Spindler | President Pro Tempore | 1895-1908 | R | Fayette, Greene, Washington | 40 | 1853 - 1934 |
| Wilson, Thomas B | President Pro Tempore | 1943-1944 | R | McKean, Potter, Tioga | 25 | 1877 - 1960 |
| Woods, Cyrus E | President Pro Tempore | 1901-1908 | R | Westmoreland | 39 | 1861 - 1938 |
*served non-consecutive terms