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The 69th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925, to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth years of Calvin Coolidge's presidency.
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] The officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the ...
March 4, 1923 – March 4, 1925 March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 James Kerr: Democratic: 28th: March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891 Winthrop W. Ketcham: Republican: 12th: March 4, 1875 – July 19, 1876 Resigned after being appointed judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. Edgar R Kiess: Republican: 15th
Incumbent member-elect Julius Kahn (R) died December 18, 1924, during the 68th Congress, after his re-election to the 69th Congress. New member elected February 17, 1925 to begin her husband's term in the 69th Congress. Republican hold.
Congress Statewide at-large on a general ticket; 1st (1789–1791) Thomas Fitzsimmons (PA) Frederick Muhlenberg (PA) George Clymer (PA) Daniel Hiester (AA) Thomas Scott (PA) Peter Muhlenberg (AA) Thomas Hartley (PA) Henry Wynkoop (PA) Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district 7th district 8th ...
United States is decided in the Supreme Court, affirming the motor vehicle exception, that a warrantless search of an automobile does not contravene the Fourth Amendment, subject to probable cause and exigent circumstances. [2] March 4 – Calvin Coolidge becomes the first president of the United States to have his inauguration broadcast on radio.
Legislative power was vested in the United States Congress, a bicameral legislature consisting of an upper chamber representing each state, the United States Senate, and a lower chamber representing equally divided districts within the states, the United States House of Representatives. At the time, members of the House were directly elected ...
[2] [3] During Congress Hall's duration as the capitol of the United States, the country admitted three new states, Vermont, Kentucky, and Tennessee; ratified the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution; and oversaw the presidential inaugurations of both George Washington (his second) and John Adams.