Complex sentence: Among their children was Sydney Emanuel Mudd II, who became an attorney and politician like his father, being elected to several terms as a Congressman from the fifth district of Maryland beginning in 1914, after his father's death.
Split into simpler sentences: Among their children was Sydney Emanuel Mudd II, who became an attorney and politician like his father. The son was elected to several terms as a Congressman from Maryland's 5th district beginning in 1914, after his father's death.