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March 5, 1841 John Gaillard: Democratic-Republican South Carolina: December 6, 1804 - February 26, 1826 7,752 dd March 5, 1841 December 11, 1845 William R. King: Democratic-Republican/ Democratic: Alabama: December 14, 1819 - April 15, 1844 8,889 dd December 11, 1845 September 24, 1896 Thomas Hart Benton: Democratic-Republican/ Democratic Missouri
The 90th Congress was notable because for a period of 10 days (December 24, 1968 – January 3, 1969), it contained within the Senate, all 10 of what was at one point the top 10 longest-serving senators in history (Byrd, Inouye, Thurmond, Kennedy, Hayden, Stennis, Stevens, Hollings, Russell Jr., and Long) until January 7, 2013, when Patrick Leahy surpassed Russell B. Long as the 10th longest ...
After winning re-election in 2008 for his 28th consecutive term, Dingell surpassed the record for having the longest tenure in the history of the House of Representatives on February 11, 2009. [34] In honor of the record, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm declared February 11, 2009, to be John Dingell Day. [35]
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Illinois.For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Illinois.
[5] Beginning on April 1, 1934, he was the Dean (longest-serving member) of the House and he served as Dean for 18 years, 7 months, and 5 days: the longest time any person had served as Dean until John Dingell passed him on August 8, 2013. Sabath was an avid New Dealer and an interventionist who strongly supported war against Nazi Germany.
Rep. Don Young, longest-serving GOP congressman in U.S. history, dead at 88
The 5th congressional district of Illinois covers parts of Cook and Lake counties, as of the 2023 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Chicago , Inverness , Arlington Heights , Barrington Hills , Des Plaines , Palatine , Mount Prospect , Deer Park , Kildeer , Lake Zurich , Long Grove , and North Barrington are included.
Michael Joseph Madigan (born April 19, 1942) is an American politician who is the former speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. [1] He was the longest-serving leader of any state or federal legislative body in the history of the United States, having held the position for all but two years from 1983 to 2021. [2]