Pennsylvania: U.S. Senators, 1920s
U.S. Senators from Pennsylvania, 1920-29 (may be
incomplete!)
Boies
Penrose 1897-1921
Philander
C. Knox 1917-21
William
E. Crow 1921-22
George
Wharton Pepper 1922-27
David
A. Reed 1922-35
William
S. Vare 1927-29
Joseph
R. Grundy 1929-30
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
U.S. Senators from Pennsylvania: Events and
Candidates of the 1920's (may be incomplete!)
- 1920 Nov 2:
Boies
Penrose (Rep), elected;
John
A. Farrell (Dem), defeated;
Leah
Cobb Marion (Prohibition), defeated;
Birch
Wilson (Socialist), defeated;
Robert
J. Wheeler (Labor), defeated;
Joseph
E. Jennings (Single Tax), defeated.
- 1921 Oct 12:
Philander
C. Knox, died in office.
- 1921 Dec 31:
Boies
Penrose, died in office.
- 1922 Aug 2:
William
E. Crow, died in office.
- 1922 Nov 7:
George
Wharton Pepper (Rep), elected;
Fred
B. Kerr (Dem), defeated;
Earl
W. Thompson (Progressive), defeated;
William
J. Van Essen (Socialist), defeated;
Frank
G. Lewis (Prohibition), defeated;
James
A. Robinson (Single Tax), defeated.
- 1922 Nov 7:
David
A. Reed (Rep), elected;
Samuel
E. Shull (Dem), defeated;
William
J. Burke (Progressive), defeated;
Rachel
C. Robinson (Prohibition), defeated;
Charles
Sehl (Socialist), defeated;
Charles
J. Schoales (Single Tax), defeated.
- 1922 Nov 7:
David
A. Reed (Rep), elected;
Rachel
C. Robinson (Prohibition), defeated;
William
J. Van Essen (Socialist), defeated;
Thomas
J. Davis (Single Tax), defeated.
- 1926:
William
B. Wilson, defeated.
- 1928 Nov 6:
David
A. Reed (Rep), elected;
William
N. McNair (Dem), defeated;
William
J. Van Essen (Socialist), defeated;
Elisha
Kent Kane (Prohibition), defeated;
Charles
Kutz (Labor), defeated;
W.
J. White (Workers), defeated;
William
H. Thomas (Industrial), defeated.
"Enjoy the hospitable entertainment of a political
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