Evening star., 1937-02-06
TYPES IN CONGRESS HISTORY
Men Who Have Guided Destiny Of Country Have Right Real
Place Among Statesmen of World-Unusua Incidents Have
Marked Pathway to "Sesquicentennial."

Republican and was reelected con-
tinuously until his death in Washing
ton, D. c., in 1898.
SENATOR MORRIS SHEPPARD
holds the laurel for longer service
in Congress than any other living
member and by virtue of that distinc-
tion is dean of Congress. He was
elected October IL. 1902 to the Fifty
seventh Congress to fill the unexpired
term of his father, John L. Sheppard,
at the latter'S death. He was elected
to the Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth,
Sixtieth, Sixty-first and Sixty-second
Congresses. He was nominated for
United States Senator from Texas at
the Democratic primaries on July 81,
1912 (to succeed Senator Joseph We'll
don Bailey and was elected to fill the
vacancy occasioned by Mr.. Bailey's
retirement, January 2S, 19l3-Bailey's
term expiring on March 8. Senator
Sheppard was elected to the full term
beginning March 4. 1918, and re-
elected in 1918. 1924 and 1880. His
present term expires in 1887
Senator Borah has served continue
ously in the United States Senate
since January Is, 1907.
William B. Allison of Iowa had the
longest service in the Senate, his terms
covering period Of 35 years, months
and day. He was elected March 3,
1873, and served until his death on
August 4, 1908.
On the House side Gilbert N. Haugen
Of Iowa had the longest continuous
service, having taken the laurel away
from Henry H. Bingham Of Pennsyl-
vania who served for SO years and 10
days.
The Senate has had one Senator
who at various times has represented
three different States James Shields
served as Senator from Illinois, Min.
nesota and Missouri, and was born in
Tyrone County, Ireland. He emf
grated to the United States in 1923,
studied law and practiced in Illinois.
When he was elected to the Senate
from Illinois in 1849 the question Of
his eligibility to the Office arose on the
grounds that he had not been an
American citizen the number of years
required by the Constitution. He took
his seat on March 6, l849, but on
March Is the Senate declared his
election void. He was again elected
for the same term and served from
October 81, l849. to March 8, 1855.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for
reelection and moved to Minnesota
in 1855. When Minnesota was ad-
mitted to the Union as a State he
was elected to the Senate and served
from May IL, 1858, to March 3, 1859.
Again unsuccessful for reelection, he
left Minnesota and went to California.
Dut soon returned to take up practice
in Missouri, from which State he was
elected Senator on January %, 1879, to
NIL the vacancy caused by the death
OF Lewis v. Bogy. He served from
January 27. 1879, to March 3, 1879,
declining to be candidate for re-
nomination. He died that same year
in Iowa.
ONE Of the outstanding contempo-
rary legislators, Senator Joseph
7. Robinson Of Arkansas, has the
unique distinction of having been
Representative. Governor of a State
and United States Senator-elect, all
within q two weeks period. Elected To
the Fifty-eighth to Sixty-second Con.
crosses. Mr.. Robinson resigned from
the Sixty-second Congress on January
IA, 1918, and on the 18th of January
was inaugurated Governor of Arkansas
"a position to which he had been
elected in September, 1912 On Janu.
ary %, 1913, he was elected Senator
and took his seat on March 10. 1918
He was reelected in 1918, 1924 and
1880. Senator Robinson has held a.
difficult an Office in the Senate as anv
legislator has been called upon to
serve. As Democratic floor leader he
has succeeded in the independent
Senate in bringing about passage Of
President RooSevelt's reform meas.
ures. His talent for explaining com.
pllcated bills, his strategy In routing
them through committees and his
power to marshal votes have been
major factors in the success of New
Deal legislation.