John D. Dingell, Sr.

John David Dingell, Sr. (February 2, 1894–September 19, 1955) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.

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February 2 - 1894 - September 19 - 1955 - Politician - U.S. state - Michigan

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Dingell was born in Detroit and worked as newsboy, printer, and newspaperman. He also engaged in natural-gas pipeline construction, was a wholesale dealer in beef and pork products, and an organizer and trustee of Colorado Springs Labor College.

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Detroit - Colorado Springs Labor College

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Following the 1930 U.S. Census, Michigan gained four new seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1932, Dingell was elected as a Democrat from the newly formed 15th District in western Detroit. He was reelected eleven times and served until his death at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, D.C..

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U.S. House of Representatives - 1932 - Democrat - Walter Reed Army Hospital - Washington, D.C.

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His son, John, Jr., won a special election to fill the seat and took office on December 13, 1955. The son is currently the Dean, or the longest-serving member in Congress, and together, the father and son have 72 consecutive years of service in Congress as of 2005. A hallmark of their service has been a proposal for a national health insurance system, first introduced by John, Sr. in 1933 and introduced at every Congress since then by both father and son.

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John, Jr. - December 13 - 1955 - Dean - As of 2005 - 1933

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Dingell's grandson, Christopher D. Dingell, has also taken to politics, being elected to the Michigan State Senate in 1998.

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Christopher D. Dingell - Michigan State Senate

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