New York's 42nd congressional district
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The 42nd Congressional District of New York was a congressional district
for the United States House of Representatives
in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 Census
. It was eliminated as a result of the 1960 Census
. It was last represented by John R. Pillion
who was redistricted into the 39th District
.
1945-1953:
1913-1945
Congressional district
A congressional district is “a geographical division of a state from which one member of the House of Representatives is elected.”Congressional Districts are made up of three main components, a representative, constituents, and the specific land area that both the representative and the...
for the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 Census
United States Census, 1910
The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 Census...
. It was eliminated as a result of the 1960 Census
United States Census, 1960
The Eighteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 179,323,175, an increase of 18.5 percent over the 151,325,798 persons enumerated during the 1950 Census.-Census questions:...
. It was last represented by John R. Pillion
John R. Pillion
John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
who was redistricted into the 39th District
New York's 39th congressional district
The 39th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 Census. It was eliminated in 1983 as a result of the 1980 Census. It was last represented by Stanley N...
.
Past Components
1953-1963:- Parts of ErieErie County, New YorkErie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
1945-1953:
- All of NiagaraNiagara County, New YorkNiagara County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 216,469. The county seat is Lockport. The county name is from the Iroquois word Onguiaahra; meaning the strait or thunder of waters. It is the location of Niagara Falls and Fort Niagara, and...
- Parts of ErieErie County, New YorkErie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
1913-1945
- Parts of ErieErie County, New YorkErie County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 919,040. The county seat is Buffalo. The county's name comes from Lake Erie, which in turn comes from the Erie tribe of American Indians who lived south and east of the lake before 1654.Erie...
Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| District created | March 4, 1913 | ||
| Daniel A. Driscoll Daniel A. Driscoll Daniel Angelus Driscoll was a U.S. Representative from New York.Born in Buffalo, New York, Driscoll attended the public schools and Central High School.... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917 | redistricted from 35th district New York's 35th congressional district The 35th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1903 as a result of the 1900 Census. It was eliminated as a result of the 1980 Census. It was last represented by Barber B. Conable, Jr... |
| William F. Waldow William F. Waldow William Frederick Waldow was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Buffalo, he attended the common schools, apprenticed as a plumber, and later engaged as a plumbing contractor... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | |
| James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
March 4, 1919 – December 2, 1938 | resigned to take seat in United States Senate United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each... |
| vacant | December 3, 1938 – January 2, 1939 | ||
| Pius L. Schwert Pius L. Schwert Pius Louis Schwert was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Schwert was born in Angola, New York. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1914. He played baseball for the New York Yankees from 1914 until 1915. He served... |
Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
January 3, 1939 – March 11, 1941 | died |
| vacant | March 12, 1941 – April 21, 1941 | ||
| John C. Butler John Cornelius Butler John Cornelius Butler was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on July 2, 1887. He served as an official in various unions and was elected to the House of Representatives after the death of Pius L. Schwert created a vacancy. He... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
April 22, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | redistricted to 44th district New York's 44th congressional district The 44th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1945. It was eliminated as a result of the 1950 Census. It was last represented by John C. Butler.... |
| Walter G. Andrews Walter G. Andrews Walter Gresham Andrews was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1949 | redistricted from 40th district New York's 40th congressional district The 40th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 Census. It was eliminated in 1973 as a result of the 1970 Census. It was last represented by Henry P... |
| William L. Pfeiffer William L. Pfeiffer William Louis Pfeiffer was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Pfeiffer was born in Buffalo, New York. He served as deputy comptroller of New York from 1946 until 1948. He was elected to Congress in 1948 and served from January 3, 1949 until January 3,... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
| William E. Miller William E. Miller William Edward "Bill" Miller was a New York politician. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1964 election... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 | redistricted to 40th district New York's 40th congressional district The 40th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 Census. It was eliminated in 1973 as a result of the 1970 Census. It was last represented by Henry P... |
| John R. Pillion John R. Pillion John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.... |
Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1963 | redistricted to 39th district New York's 39th congressional district The 39th Congressional District of New York was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York. It was created in 1913 as a result of the 1910 Census. It was eliminated in 1983 as a result of the 1980 Census. It was last represented by Stanley N... |
| District eliminated | January 3, 1963 | ||
Election results
The following chart shows historic election results. Bold type indicates victor. Italic type indicates incumbent.| Year | Democratic | Republican | Other |
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| 1960 | Charles J. McCabe: 93,492 | John R. Pillion John R. Pillion John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.... : 122,073 |
James A. Peck (Liberal Liberal Party of New York The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal... ): 4,979 |
| 1958 | Joseph R. Stiglmeier: 69,747 | John R. Pillion John R. Pillion John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.... : 99,799 |
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| 1956 | James Kane, Jr.: 80,568 | John R. Pillion John R. Pillion John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.... : 117,178 |
David E. Gundlach (Liberal Liberal Party of New York The Liberal Party of New York is a minor American political party that has been active only in the state of New York. Its platform supports a standard set of social liberal policies: it supports right to abortion, increased spending on education, and universal health care.As of 2007, the Liberal... ): 2,027 |
| 1954 | John J. Zablotny: 60,880 | John R. Pillion John R. Pillion John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.... : 82,707 |
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| 1952 | Chester C. Gorski Chester C. Gorski Chester Charles Gorski was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on to a Polish immigrant family. He was a member of the Erie County Board of Supervisors from 1941 to 1945 and of the Buffalo Common Council from 1946 to 1948... : 81,201 |
John R. Pillion John R. Pillion John Raymond Pillion was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.... : 100,434 |
Charles T. Asque (American Labor American Labor Party The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic... ): 238 |
| 1950 | Mary Louise Nice: 53,310 | William E. Miller William E. Miller William Edward "Bill" Miller was a New York politician. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1964 election... : 75,377 |
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| 1948 | Mary Louise Nice: 69,290 | William L. Pfeiffer William L. Pfeiffer William Louis Pfeiffer was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Pfeiffer was born in Buffalo, New York. He served as deputy comptroller of New York from 1946 until 1948. He was elected to Congress in 1948 and served from January 3, 1949 until January 3,... : 75,842 |
Emanuel Fried (American Labor American Labor Party The American Labor Party was a political party in the United States established in 1936 which was active almost exclusively in the state of New York. The organization was founded by labor leaders and former members of the Socialist Party who had established themselves as the Social Democratic... ): 3,427 |
| 1946 | William R. Lupton: 43,028 | Walter G. Andrews Walter G. Andrews Walter Gresham Andrews was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:... : 71,862 |
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| 1944 | William Haeseler, Jr.: 62,590 | Walter G. Andrews Walter G. Andrews Walter Gresham Andrews was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.-Biography:... : 83,781 |
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| 1942 | Frank J. Caffery: 34,248 | John C. Butler John Cornelius Butler John Cornelius Butler was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on July 2, 1887. He served as an official in various unions and was elected to the House of Representatives after the death of Pius L. Schwert created a vacancy. He... : 39,650 |
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| 1940 | Pius L. Schwert Pius L. Schwert Pius Louis Schwert was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Schwert was born in Angola, New York. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1914. He played baseball for the New York Yankees from 1914 until 1915. He served... : 64,250 |
Edward F. Moss: 44,866 | Mattie Green (Communist Communist Party USA The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement.... ) 227 |
| 1938 | Pius L. Schwert Pius L. Schwert Pius Louis Schwert was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.Schwert was born in Angola, New York. He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1914. He played baseball for the New York Yankees from 1914 until 1915. He served... : 39,287 |
John C. Butler John Cornelius Butler John Cornelius Butler was an American congressman who represented the state of New York. He was born in Buffalo, New York, USA on July 2, 1887. He served as an official in various unions and was elected to the House of Representatives after the death of Pius L. Schwert created a vacancy. He... : 36,326 |
John A. Ulinksi: 9,537 John E. Kralisz: 414 Connie Wilson (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ): 274 |
| 1936 | James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... : 57,132 |
Eugene D. Crooker: 32,395 | Anthony Fitzgibbons: 6,840 John J. Szczepaniak: 3,384 Fred Riefler (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ): 1,304 Mattie Green (Communist Communist Party USA The Communist Party USA is a Marxist political party in the United States, established in 1919. It has a long, complex history that is closely related to the histories of similar communist parties worldwide and the U.S. labor movement.... ) 168 |
| 1934 | James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... : 49,251 |
Walter J. Lohr: 26,036 | Marklet H. Harding (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ): 1,917 |
| 1932 | James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... : 51,516 |
Henry Adsit Bull: 30,230 | Marklet H. Harding (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ): 1,410 |
| 1930 | James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... : 33,195 |
Frank A. Dorn: 16,072 | Clara Haushammer (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ): 1,308 |
| 1928 | James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... : 44,373 |
C. Hamilton Cook: 31,785 | |
| 1926 | James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... : 28,873 |
John Bruno McGrath: 19,362 | Florence A. McCarthy (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ): 1,498 |
| 1924 | James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... : 28,152 |
Richard S. Persons: 25,236 | Amy R. Juengling (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ): 2,778 |
| 1922 | James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... : 25,070 |
Louis J. Schwendler: 12,494 | Jacob F. Griesinger (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ): 2,913 |
| 1920 | James M. Mead James M. Mead James Michael Mead represented New York in the United States Senate from 1938 until 1947.Born in Mount Morris, Livingston County, New York, Mead moved to Buffalo with his family at the age of four... : 22,869 |
C. Hamilton Cook: 21,224 | John H. Gibbons (Socialist Socialist Party of America The Socialist Party of America was a multi-tendency democratic-socialist political party in the United States, formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party which had split from the main organization... ): 3,218 |