Complex sentence: Ralph R. Roberts was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from 1949-1953 and again from 1955--1967, representing Indiana in the 81st, 82nd, 84th and 85th United States Congresses.
Split into simpler sentences: Ralph R. Roberts was Clerk of the United States House of Representatives from 1949 until 1953 and again from 1955 until 1967. Roberts, who was born in Indiana, served the 81st, 82nd, 84th and 85th United States Congresses.