About
Former United States Representative for the 4th congressional district of Texas and chairman of the United States House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. At the age of 91, he became the oldest person to ever serve in the House of Representatives, the oldest person ever elected to a House term, and the oldest House member ever to cast a vote. He passed away 5 years later.
Before Fame
He began his political career in January 1981 as a congressman.
Trivia
In 2004, he switched to the Republican Party after being a member of the Democratic Party for over 50 years. He was the final member of Congress from the G. I. Generation.
Family Life
He married his wife, Mary Ellen Murphy, on November 14, 1944. Together they had three sons.
Associated With
In 2013, both he and former Michigan Congressman John Dingell, were the last two World War II veterans to serve in Congress.
