He was the first U.S. congressman to die of the disease.
This 80% figure was quoted in the 1980s by U.S. congressmen and other officials.
US Congressmen still baffled as they continue to attempt to understand this 'series of tubes' thing.
From 1833 to 1837 he was a US Congressman.
He would go on to be the first U.S. Congressman to have played professional football.
He served only one term as a U.S. congressman.
After serving for one term, he was ready to leave that office when the local US Congressman unexpectedly stepped down in 1959.
His father served briefly as a U.S. Congressman during the 1850s.
Missouri's next U.S. Congressman for the third district had just been chosen.