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29 unusual facts about 70th United States Congress


Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr.

Tatgenhorst was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Ambrose E.B. Stephens and served from November 8, 1927, to March 4, 1929.

Chauncey B. Little

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1926 to the Seventieth Congress.

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.

Cyrus Maffet Palmer

Palmer was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth Congress, and was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1928.

Don B. Colton

He served as chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 1 (Sixty-ninth and Seventieth Congresses), Committee on Public Lands (Seventieth and Seventy-first Congresses).

Everett Kent

He was again elected to the Seventieth, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928.

Flood Control Act of 1928

The Flood Control Act of 1928 (FCA 1928) (70th United States Congress, Sess. 1. Ch. 596, enacted May 15, 1928) authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to design and construct projects for the control of floods on the Mississippi River and its tributaries as well as the Sacramento River in California.

Frank P. Bohn

He then won the general election to the United States House of Representatives from Michigan's 11th congressional district for the 70th Congress and the two succeeding Congresses, serving from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1933.

Frederick A. Britten

He served as chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs (Seventieth and Seventy-first Congress).

Godfrey G. Goodwin

He was elected as a Republican to the 69th, 70th, 71st, and 72nd congresses, serving from March 4, 1925, to February 16, 1933.

Hays B. White

He served as chairman of the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (Sixty-eighth through Seventieth Congresses).

J. Mayhew Wainwright

Wainwright was elected as a Republican to the 68th, 69th, 70th and 71st United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1923, to March 3, 1931.

James M. Hazlett

He was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth Congress and served until his resignation on October 20, 1927, before the convening of Congress.

James Russell Leech

Leech was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth, Seventy-first, and Seventy-second Congresses and served until his resignation on January 29, 1932, having been appointed a member of the United States Board of Tax Appeals (now the United States Tax Court) to fill a vacancy.

John Q. Tilson

He was the Majority Leader for the 69th Congress, 70th Congress, and the 71st Congress.

Joseph L. Hooper

He was reelected to the 70th and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving from August 18, 1925, until his death in Washington, D.C. He was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery in Battle Creek.

Jules James

Later, during the 70th U.S. Congress, special dispensation allowed James to accept the French Legion of Honour for his World War I service.

LaFayette L. Patterson

Patterson was elected as a Democrat to the 70th Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of William B. Bowling.

Malcolm C. Tarver

Tarver was elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1927-January 3, 1947).

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).

Reed-Jenkins Act

The Reed Jenkins Act was a statute enacted on May 29, 1928 during the 70th United States Congress.

Revenue Act of 1928

The Revenue Act of 1928 (May 29, 1928, ch. 852, 45 Stat. 791), formerly codified in part at 26 U.S.C. sec. 22(a), is a statute enacted by the 70th United States Congress in 1928 regarding tax policy.

Richard J. Welch

He was reelected to the Seventieth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses and served from August 31, 1926, until his death in a hospital in Needles, California, September 10, 1949.

Robert Grey Bushong

Bushong was elected as a Republican to the Seventieth Congress, and was not a candidate for renomination in 1928.

S. Harrison White

White was elected as a Democrat to the Seventieth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William N. Vaile and served from November 15, 1927, to March 3, 1929.

Thaddeus C. Sweet

He was elected to the 68th United States Congress in 1923 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Luther W. Mott and served from November 6, 1923 until his death in office, having been re-elected to the 69th and 70th United States Congresses.

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).

Tom A. Yon

Yon was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1926 election, and was twice reelected, serving from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1933, in the 70th, 71st, and 72nd Congresses.

U. S. Guyer

Guyer was again elected to the Seventieth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1927, until his death.