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| Name | Position | Session | Party | County | District | Born/Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Cyrus T | 1879-1882 | D | Centre, Clearfield, Clinton | 34 | 1836 - 1887 | |
| Arnholt, Michal A | 1881-1884 | R | Allegheny | 40 | 1836 - 1901 | |
| Aull, William Ferris | 1881-1884 | R | Allegheny | 44 | 04/09/1848 - 05/23/1923 | |
| Beidelman, William A. | 1879-1882 | D | Northampton | 18 | 01/17/1840 - 02/01/1903 | |
| Boggs, Henry A. | 1881-1888 | R | Blair, Cambria | 35 | 04/05/1819 - 02/08/1900 | |
| Cochran, John | 1879-1882 | D | Philadelphia | 2 | 1841 - | |
| Cooper, Thomas Valentine | President Pro Tempore | 1874-1890 | R | Chester, Delaware | 5,9 | 01/16/1835 - 12/19/1909 |
| Coxe, Eckley Brinton | 1881-1884 | D | Luzerne | 21 | 06/04/1839 - 05/13/1895 | |
| Craig, Allen | 1879-1882 | D | Carbon, Monroe, Pike | 22 | 12/25/1835 - 12/31/1902 | |
| Davies, William Tecumseh | 1877-1884* | R | Bradford, Wyoming | 23 | 12/20/1831 - 09/12/1912 | |
| Elliott, William | 1879-1882 | R | Philadelphia | 6 | 03/02/1816 - 10/29/1880 | |
| Emery Jr, Lewis | 1881-1888 | R | McKean, Potter, Tioga | 25 | 08/10/1839 - 11/19/1924 | |
| Ermentrout, Daniel | 1873-1888* | D | Berks | 1,11 | 01/24/1837 - 09/17/1899 | |
| Everhart, James Bowen | 1877-1882* | R | Chester | 19 | 07/26/1821 - 08/23/1888 | |
| Gordon, James Gay | 1881-1884 | D | Philadelphia | 3 | 11/11/1855 - 03/30/1937 | |
| Grady, John Cadwalader | President Pro Tempore | 1877-1904* | R | Philadelphia | 7 | 10/08/1847 - 03/05/1916 |
| Greer, John Morgan | 1877-1884 | R | Armstrong, Butler | 41 | 08/03/1844 - 03/16/1912 | |
| Grof, Frederick | 1879-1882 | D | Bedford, Fulton, Somerset | 36 | 06/24/1796 - 02/19/1896 | |
| Hall, John Geary | 1879-1886 | D | Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Forest | 38 | 1839 - 1889 | |
| Hereter, Isaac | 1879-1882 | D | Adams, Cumberland | 32 | 10/07/1827 - 12/01/1881 | |
| Holben, Evan | 1877-1882 | D | Lehigh | 16 | 11/26/1837 - 05/16/1918 | |
| Jones, Horatio Gates | 1875-1882* | R | Philadelphia | 4 | 01/09/1822 - 03/14/1893 | |
| Kauffman, Christian Shuman | 1879-1882 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 06/22/1826 - 11/20/1894 | |
| Keefer, Luther Riley | 1877-1896* | R | Schuylkill | 29 | 03/05/1834 - 07/28/1908 | |
| Kennedy, Joseph P. | 1881-1886 | D | Philadelphia | 2 | 12/09/1857 - 06/19/1886 | |
| Laird, Harrison Perry | 1881-1884 | D | Westmoreland | 39 | 1814 - 1897 | |
| Lantz, Cyrus Ressley | 1881-1884 | R | Lebanon | 17 | 08/26/1842 - 06/03/1923 | |
| Lawrence, George Van Eman | Speaker | 1849-1882* | W, R | Beaver, Greene, Washington | 23,46 | 11/13/1818 - 10/02/1904 |
| Lee, James Wilson | 1879-1886 | R | Venango, Warren | 48 | 07/17/1845 - 05/11/1908 | |
| McCracken, George W. | 1881-1884 | R | Lawrence, Mercer | 47 | 01/30/1838 - 09/23/1904 | |
| McHenry, Elias Jackson | 1879-1882 | D | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Sullivan | 24 | 03/24/1833 - 06/27/1883 | |
| McKnight, William James | 1881-1884 | R | Indiana, Jefferson | 37 | 05/06/1836 - 10/12/1918 | |
| McNeill, Hugh | President Pro Tempore | 1875-1886* | R | Allegheny | 42 | 09/21/1822 - 08/27/1886 |
| Mylin, Amos Herr | President Pro Tempore | 1877-1892 | R | Lancaster | 13 | 09/27/1837 - 07/31/1926 |
| Nelson, William Mahlon | 1879-1886 | D | Susquehanna, Wayne | 26 | 10/14/1826 - 04/05/1914 | |
| Newell, William Imlay | President Pro Tempore | 1877-1882 | R | Philadelphia | 8 | 10/02/1835 - 03/10/1912 |
| Newmyer, John Christopher | President Pro Tempore | 1875-1890* | R | Allegheny | 44 | 06/14/1847 - 06/21/1906 |
| Norris, Alexander Wilson | 1881-1882 | R | Philadelphia | 6 | 1842 - 05/21/1888 | |
| Parker, John T. | 1879-1882 | GL | Schuylkill | 30 | 01/17/1822 - 05/06/1892 | |
| Reyburn, John Edgar | Speaker | 1877-1892 | R | Philadelphia | 5 | 02/07/1845 - 01/04/1914 |
| Roberts, Walter Brooks | 1879-1882 | R | Crawford | 50 | 05/15/1823 - 07/30/1889 | |
| Ross, James Harrison | 1879-1886 | D | York | 28 | 04/25/1828 - 01/19/1889 | |
| Royer, Lewis | 1879-1882 | R | Montgomery | 12 | 03/31/1822 - 10/27/1904 | |
| Rutan, James Smith | Speaker | 1869-1890* | R | Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington | 26 | 05/29/1838 - 06/18/1892 |
| Schnatterly, Thomas Benton | 1879-1890* | R | Fayette, Greene | 40 | 1841 - 1899 | |
| Seamons, George B. | 1877-1882* | R | Lackawanna, Luzerne | 20 | 11/11/1830 - 09/10/1906 | |
| Shearer, Edward Hertz | 1881-1884 | D | Berks | 11 | 01/10/1836 - 04/19/1920 | |
| Sill, James | 1881-1884 | R | Erie | 49 | 1829 - 1903 | |
| Smiley, Charles H. | 1881-1884 | R | Juniata, Mifflin, Perry | 31 | 05/09/1844 - 03/18/1912 | |
| Smith, George Handy | President Pro Tempore | 1875-1896* | R | Philadelphia | 1 | 07/21/1832 - 04/14/1898 |
| Stewart, John | 1881-1884 | IR | Franklin, Huntingdon | 33 | 11/04/1839 - 11/26/1920 | |
| Thomas, Joseph | 1879-1882 | R | Bucks | 10 | 06/15/1830 - 01/28/1908 | |
| Upperman, John | 1881-1896 | R | Allegheny | 43 | 1845 - 1912 | |
| Wilson, James Lee | 1879-1886 | R | Venango, Warren | 48 | 1845 - 1908 | |
| Wolverton, Simon Peter | 1879-1888 | D | Northumberland, Snyder, Union | 27 | 01/28/1837 - 10/25/1910 |
*served non-consecutive terms