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He is the longest-serving member ever of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Illinois. [18] He holds the record as the 10th longest-serving member in the history of the US Congress, and also has the longest tenure of all members whose time in Congress included a break in service.
Begin date End date Name Party State Service Length of service March 4, 1789 June 6, 1802 James Gunn: Anti-Administration/ Federalist: Georgia: March 4, 1789 - March 3, 1801
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 ...
Resigned after being elected judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago Melissa Bean: Democratic: 8th: January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 [data missing] Hugh R. Belknap: Republican: 3rd: December 27, 1895 – March 4, 1899 Won contested election John Lourie Beveridge: Republican: At-large: November 7, 1871 – January 4, 1873 Resigned to become ...
John Dennis Hastert (/ ˈ h æ s t ər t / HASS-tərt; born January 2, 1942) is an American former politician, teacher, and wrestling coach who represented Illinois's 14th congressional district from 1987 to 2007 and served as the 51st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1999 to 2007. [1]
Rep. Don Young, longest-serving GOP congressman in U.S. history, dead at 88
American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-CA) [139] Bert Hazell: 1907–2009: 101: British politician and MP [140] Ken Hechler: 1914–2016: 102: American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (D-West Virginia, 1959–1977) and Secretary of State of West Virginia (1985–2001) [141] John N. Heiskell ...
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]