All but two of my nine terms in the House of Representatives has been served under the Speakership of Sam Rayburn.

I pay my personal tribute to Sam Rayburn, stalwart Texan and great American, not only because today he establishes a record of having served as Speaker of the House of Representatives more than twice as long as Henry Clay, but because of the contributions he has made to the welfare of the people of the Nation during his almost half century of service as a Member of Congress.

They enjoyed lemonade and cookies served before and during the concert by teenage sons and daughters of members of the White House staff.

He served four successive terms in the Illinois House of Representatives as a Whig representative from Sangamon County.

In 1846, Lincoln was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, where he served one two-year term.

He was elected to the U. S. House of Representatives, where he served a total of five terms.

On March 5, 1868, the impeachment trial began in the Senate and lasted almost three months ; Reps. George S. Boutwell, Ben Butler and Thaddeus Stevens acted as managers ( prosecutors ) for the House and William M. Evarts, Benjamin R. Curtis and Attorney General Henry Stanberry served as Johnson's counsel ; Chief Justice Chase served as presiding judge.

He represented Tennessee in the U. S. House of Representatives, served in the Texas Revolution, and died at the Battle of the Alamo.

* Charles Aubrey Eaton ( 1868 – 1953 ), clergyman and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the from 1925 – 1933, and the from 1933-1953.

Later, he was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice in a scandal involving a White House intern, but was acquitted by the U. S. Senate and served his complete term of office.

On May 19, 1993, Clinton fired seven employees of the White House Travel Office, causing a controversy even though the Travel Office staff served at the pleasure of the President, who could dismiss them without cause.

Coolidge Senior engaged in many occupations, and ultimately enjoyed a statewide reputation as a prosperous farmer, storekeeper and public servant ; he farmed, taught school, ran a local store, served in the Vermont House of Representatives and the Vermont Senate, and held various local offices including justice of the peace and tax collector.

The differences between the more modern and traditional branches of American Judaism came to a head in 1883, at the " Trefa Banquet " at the Highland House entertainment pavilion, which was at the top of the Mount Adams Incline – where shellfish and other non-kosher dishes were served at the celebration of the first graduating class of Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.

Edmund Burke, an Anglo-Irish politician who served in the British House of Commons and opposed the French Revolution, is credited as one of the founders of conservativism in Great Britain.

White House historians assert that U. S. President Andrew Jackson held an open house party where a 1, 400 lb ( 635 kg ) block of Cheddar cheese was served as " refreshment ".

Over 164 Dartmouth graduates have served in the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives, such as Massachusetts statesman Daniel Webster.

His father was Santiago's youngest mayor and also served in the Cuban House of Representatives.

He was elected to the U. S. House under the new national government, and served in Congress from 1789 to 1793.

Thomas Jefferson had " potatoes served in the French manner " at a White House dinner in 1802.

LaGuardia, running as a Republican, won a seat in Congress from the Italian stronghold of East Harlem in 1922 and served in the House until March 3, 1933.

* John Ford House ( 1827 – 1904 ), American legislator who, from 1875 to 1883, served as Democratic representative for Tennessee's 6th congressional district

On February 21, 1848, the House of Representatives was discussing the matter of honoring US Army officers who served in the Mexican – American War.

With the White House still under construction, she advised as to its furnishings and sometimes served as First Lady for ceremonial functions for President Thomas Jefferson, a widower and their friend.

Monroe returned to the Virginia House of Delegates and was elected to another term as governor in 1811, but only served four months.

His first Cabinet appointment was as Employment secretary under Harold Wilson in 1974, and later served as Leader of the House of Commons under James Callaghan.

Later that year, Foot was elected Deputy Leader and served as Leader of the House of Commons, which gave him the unenviable task of trying to maintain the survival of the Callaghan government as its majority evaporated.

This building would have been well known to More, who served as Speaker of the House of Commons prior to becoming Lord Chancellor of England.

Gladstone served as President of the Oxford Union debating society, where he developed a reputation as an orator, which followed him into the House of Commons.

He served as Praelector in Economics at University College between his resignation and his election to the House of Commons.

She was then elected to the House of Commons in 1972, whereafter she served as a minister of the Crown until 1980, when she became the Speaker of the House of Commons.

The Canadian House of Commons, where Sauvé served as a Member of Parliament # Canada | Member of Parliament and later Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons | Speaker of the house, sitting in the chair at the far centre

For most of the 1990s she also served on the Treasury Select Committee of the House of Commons.

It was named for John Stanly of New Bern ( 1774 – 1834 ), who served several terms in the North Carolina House of Commons and two terms ( 1801 – 1803, 1809 – 1811 ) in the United States House of Representatives.

* Bridgewater has also served as the location for some films, notably North ( 1994 ) which used the Bridgewater Commons Mall as the setting for a discussion between characters.

He represented East Retford in the House of Commons and served as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.

McAden had served in the North Carolina House of Commons from 1862 to 1867, and was Speaker of the House in 1866.

The sprawling York U. S. Army Hospital on Penn Commons served thousands of Union soldiers wounded at the battles of Antietam and Gettysburg.

There is also a Lunda Commons where lunch is served and a gymnasium with locker rooms.

The Latin Grace is said " before and after meat " at Commons, a three-course meal served in the College Dining Hall Monday to Friday.

As a barrister he took part in several notable cases, including Slade's Case, before earning enough political favour to be returned to Parliament, where he served first as Solicitor General and then as Speaker of the House of Commons.

Hnatyshyn was born and educated in Saskatchewan and also served in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets prior to being elected to the House of Commons in 1974, whereafter he served as a minister of the Crown in two non-successive governments until 1988.

He served as a member of the House of Commons of Parliament for a number of years, sitting for the seats of Midhurst and Preston.

Sir Thomas Stanley served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and represented Lancashire in the House of Commons.

He served as the Lord Privy Seal and the Leader of the House of Commons from the 2005 general election until 5 May 2006, when he was appointed on that day as Minister for Europe.

Throughout his career as a painter, he was protected by Talleyrand, who served successively the Restoration and king Louis-Philippe, and ultimately as ambassador of France in Great Britain, and later by Talleyrand's grandson, Charles Auguste Louis Joseph, duc de Morny, half-brother of Napoleon III and speaker of the French House of Commons.