Claim: Peter Early (DR-GA) was the chairman in 1974 of Claims Committee of the United States House of Representatives in the 8th Congress, while Jacob Crowninshield (DR-MA) was the chairman of Commerce and Manufactures in 1795.
Evidence: 1803 Accounts Peter Early (DR-GA) 1794 Claims *John C. Smith (F-CT) a David Holmes (DR-VA)