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80 unusual facts about 66th United States Congress


Aaron Shenk Kreider

He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior during the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses).

Adam Brown Littlepage

He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress and returned to his law practice.

Alanson B. Houghton

He went on to win the general election and joined the Sixty-sixth Congress, representing New York’s 37th Congressional District.

Ambrose E. B. Stephens

Stephens was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1919, until his death.

Andrew J. Hickey

Hickey was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1931).

Anthony J. Griffin

He was re-elected to the 66th and to the eight succeeding Congresses, and held office from March 5, 1918, until his death on January 13, 1935, in New York City.

Arthur W. Overmyer

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress.

B. Frank Murphy

Murphy was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).

Benjamin F. Welty

Welty was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1921).

C. Ellis Moore

Moore was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).

Carl E. Mapes

During the 66th Congress, he served as chairman of the Committee on the District of Columbia.

Carl R. Chindblom

Chindblom was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).

Carl Van Dyke

Van Dyke was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth congresses and served from March 4, 1915, until his death in Washington, D.C., May 20, 1919.

Charles A. Kennedy

He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (in the Sixtieth and Sixty-first Congresses), and the Committee on Rivers and Harbors (in the Sixty-sixth Congress).

Charles Archibald Nichols

He was twice re-elected to the 65th and 66th Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915 until his death in 1920.

Charles Creighton Carlin

He was reelected to the Sixty-first and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from November 5, 1907, to March 3, 1919, when he resigned before the commencement of the Sixty-sixth Congress, to which he had been reelected.

Charles Eugene Fuller

He served as chairman of the House Committee on Invalid Pensions (Sixty-sixth through Sixty-ninth Congresses).

Charles F. Curry

During his tenure as a Congressman, he served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Sixty-sixth through Seventy-first Congresses).

Charles F. Ogden

Ogden was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the succeeding Congress (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923).

Charles J. Thompson

Thompson was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1931).

Clarence MacGregor

He was elected as a Republican to the 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th and 70th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1919, until his resignation on December 31, 1928.

Clark Burdick

Burdick was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).

Cornelius Augustine McGlennon

McGlennon was then the elected representative to the 66th United States Congress (March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1921), representing New Jersey's 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the 67th United States Congress.

Edward C. Little

In the Sixty-sixth through Sixty-eighth Congresses, he was chairman of the Committee on Revision of Laws.

Fort Logan H. Roots

The 66th United States Congress transferred Fort Roots to the Public Health Service department on March 4, 1921, for conversion to a veterans hospital for neuropsychiatric disorders.

Frank B. Kellogg

Kellogg was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate from Minnesota in 1916 and served from March 4, 1917 to March 4, 1923 in the 65th, 66th, and 67th Congresses.

Frank Calabrese, Sr.

Calabrese's arrest record dates back to 1954, when he served two years in prison for a violation of the Dyer Act (auto theft).

Gilbert N. Haugen

He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior (in the Sixtieth Congress), and on the Committee on Agriculture (in the Sixty-sixth through Seventy-first Congresses).

Guy U. Hardy

Hardy was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).

Harrison Henry Atwood

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress.

Harry C. Ransley

He was elected in 1920 as a Republican to the 66th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Hampton Moore.

Hays B. White

White was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1929).

Henry A. Barnhart

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Sixty-sixth Congress in 1918.

Henry E. Barbour

Barbour was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).

Homer Hoch

Hoch was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919 - March 3, 1933).

Israel Moore Foster

Foster was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth, Sixty-seventh, and Sixty-eighth Congresses (March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1925).

J. Will Taylor

Taylor was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the ten succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1919, until his death.

James Clifton Wilson

Wilson was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses and served from March 4, 1917, to March 3, 1919, when he resigned.

James G. Strong

Strong was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1933).

James P. Woods

Woods was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of Carter Glass.

James T. Begg

Begg was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1929).

Jasper N. Tincher

Tincher was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1927).

John A. Elston

He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Sixty-sixth Congress).

John C. Box

Box was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1931).

John Haden Wilson

Wilson was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect Edward E. Robbins.

John K. Shields

He chaired the Committee on Canadian Relations in the 63rd and 64th Congresses, the Committee on Interoceanic Canals in the 65th Congress, and the Committee on the Sale of Meat Products in the 66th Congress.

John MacCrate

He was nominated in the primaries by both the Republican and Democratic Parties and was elected as a Republican to the 66th United States Congress, and served from March 4, 1919 to December 30, 1920, when he resigned.

John Miller Baer

He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Sixty-sixth Congress).

John W. Langley

Langley was elected in March 4, 1907 as a Republican to the Sixtieth and to the nine succeeding Congresses where he became known as "Pork Barrel John." He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Sixty-sixth through Sixty-eighth Congresses).

John W. Rainey

He was reelected to the Sixty-sixth, Sixty-seventh, and Sixty-eighth Congresses and served from April 2, 1918, until his death in Chicago, Illinois, on May 4, 1923.

Joseph W. Fordney

Fordney served as the chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy in the 59th Congress; and of the Committee on Ways and Means in the 66th and 67th Congresses.

King Swope

He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth Congress by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Harvey Helm (August 1, 1919-March 3, 1921).

Lester D. Volk

Volk was elected as a Republican to the 66th United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reuben L. Haskell, and was re-elected to the 67th United States Congress, holding office from November 2, 1920, to March 3, 1923.

Lilius Bratton Rainey

Rainey was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John L. Burnett.

Nicholas J. Sinnott

He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Sixty-sixth through Seventieth Congresses), and the Committee on Patents (Seventieth Congress).

Oscar E. Bland

He finally prevailed in the election of 1916, and was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth, Sixty-sixth, and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1923).

Oscar Raymond Luhring

Luhring was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923) and was also an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to the Sixty-eighth Congress.

Patrick McLane

McLane presented credentials as a Democratic Member-elect to the Sixty-sixth Congress and served from March 4, 1919 to February 25, 1921, when he was succeeded by John Richard Farr, who successfully contested the election.

R. Walton Moore

Moore was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Charles Creighton Carlin, and reelected to the five succeeding Congresses (April 27, 1919-March 3, 1931).

Reuben L. Haskell

He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy (Sixty-sixth Congress).

Richard Olney II

Olney was elected as a Democrat to the 64th, 65th and 66th United States Congresses, serving from March 4, 1915, to March 3, 1921.

Richard S. Whaley

He was re-elected to the Sixty-fourth, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-sixth Congresses and served from April 29, 1913, to March 3, 1921.

Robert E. Evans

He defeated incumbent Dan V. Stephens to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Nebraska in the Sixty-sixth Congress.

Robert M. Switzer

He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress.

Samuel Austin Kendall

Kendall was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served until his death.

South Carolina's 6th congressional district special election, 1919

The 1919 South Carolina 6th congressional district special election was held on October 7, 1919 to select a Representative for the 6th congressional district to serve out the remainder of the term for the 66th Congress.

South Carolina's 7th congressional district special election, 1919

The 1919 South Carolina 7th congressional district special election was held on October 7, 1919 to select a Representative for the 7th congressional district to serve out the remainder of the term for the 66th Congress.

Thomas S. Butler

While in Congress, he was chairman of the United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads (Fifty-ninth through Sixty-first Congresses) and member of the United States House Committee on Naval Affairs (Sixty-sixth through Seventieth Congresses).

Thomas Sutler Williams

He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of Commerce (Sixty-sixth Congress).

Wells Goodykoontz

He served during the 66th and 67th United States Congresses.

William B. Bowling

Bowling was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-sixth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J. Thomas Heflin.

William C. Wright

He was reelected to the Sixty-sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 16, 1918-March 3, 1933).

William E. Cleary

He was reelected to the Sixty-sixth Congress and served from March 5, 1918, to March 3, 1921.

William E. Williams

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress and for election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress.

William J. Graham

He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of War (Sixty-sixth Congress).

William N. Vaile

Vaile was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth and to the four succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1919, until his death on July 2, 1927.

William Noble Andrews

He was elected as a Republican to the sixty-sixth U.S. Congress in 1918, and served the Maryland's 1st congressional district for one full term from March 4, 1919 to March 3, 1921.

William W. Venable

He was reelected to the Sixty-fifth and Sixty-sixth Congresses and served from January 4, 1916, to March 3, 1921.

William Walton Griest

He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads during the Sixty-eighth through the Seventieth Congresses.

Willis James Hulings

He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-sixth Congress, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920.