predecessor successor religion birth_place imagesize title birth_date order term_start image article_title term_end name
james d. ford patrick j. conroy roman catholic illinois 150px chaplain of the united states house of representatives 08 november 1934 59th march 23 , 2000 daniel coughlin.jpg daniel coughlin
 april 14 , 2011 daniel p. coughlin
daniel coughlin

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daniel p. coughlin stl -lrb- born november 8 , 1934 -rrb- served as the 59th chaplain of the united states house of representatives from march 23 , 2000 , to april 14 , 2011 .
he was the first roman catholic priest to serve in that position , and the process that led to his selection included some controversy .
however , as a `` washington post '' article pointed out in 2010 , on the occasion of coughlin 's tenth anniversary in the house chaplain position , `` there is ample evidence that the rancor that accompanied his selection has disappeared : last week , lawmakers from both parties streamed onto the house floor to honor his decade of service . ''
