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SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS JANUARY 3, 1939, TO JANUARY 3, 1941 FIRST SESSION—January 3, 1939, to August 5, 1939 SECOND SESSION—September 21, 1939, to November 3, 1939 THIRD SESSION—January 3, 1940, to January 3, 1941 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—JOHN N. GARNER, of Texas PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—KEY PITTMAN, 1 of Nevada; WILLIAM H. KING, 2 of Utah SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—EDWIN A. HALSEY, of Virginia SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—CHESLEY W. JURNEY, of Texas SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—WILLIAM B. BANKHEAD, 3 of Alabama; SAM RAYBURN, 4 of Texas CLERK OF THE HOUSE—SOUTH TRIMBLE, 5 of Kentucky SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—KENNETH ROMNEY, of Montana DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—JOSEPH J. SINNOTT, of Virginia POSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE—FINIS E. SCOTT ALABAMA John E. Miller, Searcy Alfred J. Elliott, Tulare SENATORS REPRESENTATIVES Carl Hinshaw, Pasadena John H. Bankhead II, Jasper E. C. Gathings, West Memphis H. Jerry Voorhis, San Dimas Charles Kramer, Los Angeles Lister Hill, Montgomery Wilbur D. Mills, Kensett Thomas F. Ford, Los Angeles REPRESENTATIVES Clyde T. Ellis, Bentonville John M. Costello, Hollywood Ben Cravens, 8 Fort Smith Frank W. Boykin, Mobile Leland M. Ford, Santa Monica George M. Grant, Troy Fadjo Cravens, 9 Fort Smith Lee E. Geyer, Gardena Henry B. Steagall, Ozark David D. Terry, Little Rock Thomas M. Eaton, 10 Long Beach Sam Hobbs, Selma W. F. Norrell, Monticello Harry R. Sheppard, Yucaipa Joe Starnes, Guntersville Wade Kitchens, Magnolia Pete Jarman, Livingston Ed. V. Izac, San Diego William B. Bankhead, 6 Jasper CALIFORNIA Zadoc L. Weatherford, 7 Red Bay COLORADO John J. Sparkman, Huntsville SENATORS SENATORS Luther Patrick, Birmingham Hiram W. Johnson, San Francisco Alva B. Adams, Pueblo Sheridan Downey, Atherton Edwin C. Johnson, Denver ARIZONA REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS Clarence F. Lea, Santa Rosa Lawrence Lewis, Denver Henry F. Ashurst, Prescott Harry L. Englebright, Nevada City Fred Cummings, Fort Collins Carl Hayden, Phoenix Frank H. Buck, Vacaville John A. Martin, 11 Pueblo REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Franck R. Havenner, San Francisco William E. Burney, 12 Pueblo John R. Murdock, Tempe Richard J. Welch, San Francisco Edward T. Taylor, Glenwood Springs Albert E. Carter, Oakland ARKANSAS John H. Tolan, Oakland CONNECTICUT SENATORS John Z. Anderson, San Juan Bautista SENATORS Hattie W. Caraway, Jonesboro Bertrand W. Gearhart, Fresno Francis T. Maloney, Meriden 1 Died November 10, 1940. 7 Elected November 5, 1940, to fill vacancy caused by 10 Died September 16, 1939; vacancy throughout remain- 2 Elected November 19, 1940. death of William B. Bankhead, and became a member der of the Congress; election unsuccessfully contested by 3 Reelected January 3, 1939; died September 15, 1940. of the House on November 11, 1940. Byron N. Scott. 4 Elected September 16, 1940. 8 Died January 13, 1939. 11 Died December 23, 1939. 5 Reelected January 3, 1939. 9 Elected September 12, 1939, to fill vacancy caused by 12 Elected November 5, 1940, to fill vacancy caused by 6 Died September 15, 1940. death of his father William B. Cravens, and became a death of John A. Martin, and became a member of the member of the House on September 21, 1939. House on November 28, 1940. [ 361 ] 362 Biographical Directory CONNECTICUT—Continued Henry C. Dworshak, Burley Clyde L. Herring, Des Moines REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS—Continued ILLINOIS Thomas E. Martin, Iowa City John A. Danaher, Hartford SENATORS William S. Jacobsen, Clinton REPRESENTATIVES J. Hamilton Lewis, 19 Chicago John W. Gwynne, Waterloo William J. Miller, Wethersfield James M. Slattery, 20 Chicago Henry O. Talle, Decorah Thomas R. Ball, Old Lyme C. Wayland Brooks, 21 Chicago Karl M. LeCompte, Corydon James A. Shanley, New Haven Scott W. Lucas, Havana Cassius C. Dowell, 22 Des Moines 23 Albert E. Austin, Old Greenwich REPRESENTATIVES Robert K. Goodwin, Redfield J. Joseph Smith, Waterbury Arthur W. Mitchell, Chicago Ben F. Jensen, Exira Fred C. Gilchrist, Laurens At Large–B. J. Monkiewicz, New Raymond S. McKeough, Chicago Vincent F. Harrington, 24 Sioux City Britain Edward A. Kelly, Chicago Harry P. Beam, Chicago KANSAS DELAWARE Adolph J. Sabath, Chicago SENATORS SENATORS Anton F. Maciejewski, Cicero Leonard W. Schuetz, Chicago Arthur Capper, Topeka John G. Townsend, Jr., Selbyville Clyde M. Reed, Parsons Leo Kocialkowski, Chicago James H. Hughes, Dover REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE James McAndrews, Chicago Ralph E. Church, Evanston William P. Lambertson, Fairview George S. Williams, Millsboro Chauncey W. Reed, West Chicago U. S. Guyer, Kansas City Noah M. Mason, Oglesby Thomas D. Winter, Girard FLORIDA Leo E. Allen, Galena Edward H. Rees, Emporia SENATORS Anton J. Johnson, Macomb John M. Houston, Newton Charles O. Andrews, Orlando Robert B. Chiperfield, Canton Frank Carlson, Concordia Claude Pepper, Tallahassee Everett M. Dirksen, Pekin Clifford R. Hope, Garden City REPRESENTATIVES Leslie C. Arends, Melvin KENTUCKY Jessie Sumner, Milford J. Hardin Peterson, Lakeland SENATORS Lex Green, Starke William H. Wheat, Rantoul James M. Barnes, Jacksonville Alben W. Barkley, Paducah Millard F. Caldwell, Milton 25 Frank W. Fries, Carlinville Marvel M. Logan, Bowling Green Pat Cannon, Miami Albert B. Chandler, 26 Versailles Joe Hendricks, De Land Edwin M. Schaefer, Belleville Laurence F. Arnold, Newton REPRESENTATIVES GEORGIA Claude V. Parsons, Golconda Noble J. Gregory, Mayfield Beverly M. Vincent, Brownsville SENATORS Kent E. Keller, Ava At Large–John C. Martin, Salem Emmet O’Neal, Louisville Walter F. George, Vienna At Large–T. V. Smith, Chicago Edward W. Creal, Hodgenville Richard B. Russell, Winder Brent Spence, Fort Thomas REPRESENTATIVES INDIANA Virgil Chapman, Paris Hugh Peterson, Ailey SENATORS Andrew J. May, Prestonsburg E. E. Cox, Camilla Joe B. Bates, Greenup Frederick Van Nuys, Indianapolis John M. Robsion, Barbourville Stephen Pace, Americus Sherman Minton, New Albany E. M. Owen, 13 Griffin REPRESENTATIVES LOUISIANA A. Sidney Camp, 14 Newnan William T. Schulte, Hammond SENATORS Robert Ramspeck, Atlanta Charles A. Halleck, Rensselaer Carl Vinson, Milledgeville John H. Overton, Alexandria Robert A. Grant, South Bend Malcolm C. Tarver, Dalton Allen J. Ellender, Houma George W. Gillie, Fort Wayne W. Ben Gibbs, 15 Jesup REPRESENTATIVES Forest A. Harness, Kokomo Florence R. Gibbs, 16 Jesup Joachim O. Fernandez, New Orleans Noble J. Johnson, Terre Haute 27 B. Frank Whelchel, Gainesville Paul H. Maloney, New Orleans Gerald W. Landis, Linton Paul Brown, Elberton Robert L. Mouton, Lafayette John W. Boehne, Jr., Evansville Overton Brooks, Shreveport IDAHO Eugene B. Crowe, Bedford Newt V. Mills, Monroe Raymond S. Springer, Connersville John K. Griffith, Slidell SENATORS William H. Larrabee, New Palestine Rene´ L. DeRouen, Ville Platte William E. Borah, 17 Boise Louis Ludlow, Indianapolis A. Leonard Allen, Winnfield John Thomas, 18 Gooding D. Worth Clark, Pocatello IOWA MAINE REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS SENATORS Compton I. White, Clark Fork Guy M. Gillette, Cherokee Frederick Hale, Portland 13 Died June 21, 1939. 18 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of William 23 Elected March 5, 1940, to fill vacancy caused by death 14 Elected August 1, 1939, to fill vacancy caused by E. Borah, and took his seat February 6, 1940; subse- of Cassius C. Dowell, and became a member of the House death of E. M. Owen, and became a member of the House quently elected. on March 12, 1940. on August 5, 1939. 19 Died April 9, 1939. 24 Election unsuccessfully contested by Albert F. Swan- 15 Died August 7, 1940. 20 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of J. Ham- son. 25 16 Elected October 1, 1940, to fill vacancy caused by ilton Lewis, and took his seat April 24, 1939. Died October 3, 1939. 26 death of her husband W. Ben Gibbs, and became a mem- 21 Elected November 5, 1940, to fill vacancy caused by Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Marvel ber of the House on October 3, 1940. death of J. Hamilton Lewis, and took his seat November M. Logan, and took his seat October 10, 1939; subse- 17 quently elected. Died January 19, 1940. 22, 1940. 27 22 Resigned December 15, 1940; vacancy throughout re- Died February 4, 1940. mainder of the Congress. SEVENTY-SIXTH CONGRESS 363 Wallace H. White, Jr., Auburn Albert J. Engel, Muskegon John J. Cochran, St. Louis REPRESENTATIVES Roy O. Woodruff, Bay City James C. Oliver, South Portland Fred Bradley, Rogers City MONTANA Clyde H. Smith, 28 Skowhegan Frank E. Hook, Ironwood SENATORS Margaret Chase Smith, 29 Skowhegan Clarence J. McLeod, Detroit Burton K. Wheeler, Butte Ralph O. Brewster, Dexter Louis C. Rabaut, Detroit James E. Murray, Butte John D. Dingell, Detroit MARYLAND John Lesinski, Dearborn REPRESENTATIVES George A. Dondero, Royal Oak J. Thorkelson, Butte SENATORS James F. O’Connor, Livingston Millard E. Tydings, Havre de Grace MINNESOTA George L. Radcliffe, Baltimore SENATORS NEBRASKA REPRESENTATIVES Henrik Shipstead, Minneapolis SENATORS T. Alan Goldsborough, 30 Denton Ernest Lundeen, 35 Wayzata, R.F.D. George W. Norris, McCook David J. Ward, 31 Salisbury Joseph H. Ball, 36 St. Paul Edward R. Burke, Omaha William P. Cole, Jr., Towson Thomas D’Alesandro, Jr., Baltimore REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES Ambrose J. Kennedy, Baltimore August H. Andresen, Red Wing George H. Heinke, 38 Nebraska City Lansdale G. Sasscer, 32 Upper Elmer J. Ryan, South St. Paul John Hyde Sweet, 39 Nebraska City Marlboro John G. Alexander, Minneapolis Charles F. McLaughlin, Omaha William D. Byron, Williamsport Melvin J. Maas, St. Paul Karl Stefan, Norfolk Oscar Youngdahl, Minneapolis Carl T. Curtis, Minden MASSACHUSETTS Harold Knutson, St. Cloud Harry B. Coffee, Chadron SENATORS H. Carl Andersen, Tyler William A. Pittenger, Duluth NEVADA David I. Walsh, Fitchburg R. T. Buckler, Crookston Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Beverly SENATORS 40 REPRESENTATIVES Key Pittman, Tonopah MISSISSIPPI Berkeley L. Bunker, 41 Las Vegas Allen T. Treadway, Stockbridge SENATORS Charles R. Clason, Springfield Patrick A. McCarran, Reno Pat Harrison, Gulfport Joseph E. Casey, Clinton REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE Theodore G.