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| Name | Position | Session | Party | County | District | Born/Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, Walter Scott | 1887-1890 | R | Bedford, Fulton, Somerset | 36 | 1847 - 1912 | |
| Allen, Orrin C | 1887-1890 | R | Venango, Warren | 48 | 1840 - 1914 | |
| Bates, Samuel Davis | 1889-1892 | R | Northumberland, Snyder, Union | 27 | 1833 - 1906 | |
| Betts, William Wilson | 1887-1890 | D | Centre, Clearfield, Clinton | 34 | 1838 - 1896 | |
| Brown, Gerrard Crane | 1887-1894 | D | York | 28 | 1842 - 1899 | |
| Brown, Henry Riehle | 1889-1890 | R | Montgomery | 12 | 1844 - 1900 | |
| Crouse, Jacob | 1875-1898* | R | Philadelphia | 8 | 1840 - | |
| Dachrodt, Jacob | 1887-1890 | D | Northampton | 18 | 1828 - 1909 | |
| Delameter, George Wallace | 1887-1890 | R | Crawford | 50 | 1849 - 1907 | |
| Devlin, Charles P | 1889-1890 | D | Philadelphia | 3 | 1849 - 1930 | |
| 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 |
| Green, Henry Dickenson | 1889-1896 | D | Berks | 11 | 1857 - 1929 | |
| Harlan, Abram D | 1885-1892 | R | Chester | 19 | 1833 - 1908 | |
| Henninger, Milton C | 1883-1894 | D | Lehigh | 16 | 1851 - 1921 | |
| Hines, William Henry | 1889-1892 | D | Luzerne | 21 | 1856 - 1914 | |
| Hoover, John S | 1889-1890 | D | Lancaster | 14 | ||
| Keefer, Luther Riley | 1877-1896* | R | Schuylkill | 29 | 1834 - 1908 | |
| Lemon, John A | 1873-1896* | R | Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fulton, Somerset | 21,35 | 1828 - 1895 | |
| Lines, Orrin Asa | 1887-1890 | R | Susquehanna, Wayne | 26 | 1843 - 1928 | |
| MacFarlane, John J | 1883-1890 | R | Philadelphia | 4 | 1846 - 1930 | |
| Martin, William A | 1887-1912* | D | Adams, Cumberland, Franklin | 32,33 | 1842 - | |
| McAleer, William | 1887-1890 | D | Philadelphia | 2 | 1838 - 1912 | |
| McCreary, David Berkey | 1889-1896 | R | Erie | 49 | 1826 - 1906 | |
| McLain, Joseph R | 1887-1890 | R | Beaver, Washington | 46 | 1828 - | |
| Mehard, Thomas M | 1889-1892 | R | Lawrence, Mercer | 47 | 1844 - 1891 | |
| Meredith, William Boling | 1885-1900 | R | Armstrong, Butler | 41 | 1839 - | |
| Metzger, Verus Hope | 1887-1890 | D | Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Sullivan | 24 | 1859 - 1891 | |
| Newell, John Knox | 1885-1892 | R | Bradford, Wyoming | 23 | 1919 | |
| Newmyer, John C | President Pro Tempore | 1875-1890* | R | Allegheny | 44 | 1847 - 1906 |
| Osbourne, Francis Augustus | 1887-1902 | R | Philadelphia | 3 | 1845 - 1921 | |
| Packer, Horace Billings | 1889-1892 | R | McKean, Potter, Tioga | 25 | 1851 - 1940 | |
| Penrose, Boies | President Pro Tempore | 1887-1890 | R | Philadelphia | 6 | 1860 - 1921 |
| Robbins, Edward Everett | 1889-1892 | R | Westmoreland | 39 | 1859 - 1919 | |
| Robinson, John Buchanan | 1889-1892 | R | Delaware | 9 | 1846 - 1933 | |
| Ross, George | 1887-1894 | D | Bucks | 10 | 1841 - | |
| Rutan, James Smith | Speaker | 1869-1890* | R | Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Washington | 26 | 1838 - 1892 |
| Schnatterly, Thomas Benton | 1879-1890* | R | Fayette, Greene | 40 | 1841 - 1899 | |
| Showalter, Joseph Baltzell | 1889-1892 | R | Armstrong, Butler | 41 | 1851 - 1932 | |
| Shull, Joseph Horace | 1887-1890 | D | Carbon, Monroe, Pike | 22 | 1848 - 1944 | |
| Sloan, Hannibal K | 1889-1894 | D | Indiana, Jefferson | 37 | 1838 - 1894 | |
| Smith, George Handy | President Pro Tempore | 1875-1896* | R | Philadelphia | 1 | 1832 - 1898 |
| Steel, Samuel Stotler | 1885-1896 | R | Allegheny | 45 | 1837 - 1904 | |
| Stehman, John M | 1883-1890 | R | Lancaster | 14 | 1830 - 1889 | |
| Taylor, Henry S | 1887-1890 | R | Philadelphia | 8 | 1859 - 1889 | |
| Thompson, Alexander F | 1885-1892 | R | Dauphin | 15 | 1845 - 1924 | |
| Upperman, John | 1881-1896 | R | Allegheny | 43 | 1845 - 1912 | |
| Watres, Louis Arthur | 1883-1890 | R | Lackawanna, Luzerne | 20 | 1851 - 1937 | |
| Watson, Malachi C | 1887-1890 | D | Schuylkill | 30 | 1845 - | |
| Williamson, William McKnight | 1889-1892 | R | Franklin, Huntingdon | 33 | 1840 - 1901 | |
| Wilson, John Harvey | 1887-1890 | D | Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Forest | 38 | 1841 - 1890 | |
| Woods, Joseph Milliken | 1889-1896 | D | Juniata, Mifflin, Perry | 31 | 1854 - 1923 |
*served non-consecutive terms