November 29, 1872); Newspaper Publisher who said "Go West, young man". Hearst, William Randolph; (D., NY); San Francisco, California; (April 29, 1863 - August 14, 1951); Newspaper Publisher who backed the Spanish-American War. La Follette, Robert M.; (R., WI); Primrose, Wisconsin; (June 14, 1855 - June 18, 1925); Senator from Wisconsin. One of the founders of the National Progressive Republican League and several times unsuccessfully sought the Republican and Progressive Party presidential nominations. Honored with a statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol. La Guardia, Fiorello H.; (R., NY); New York City, New York; (December 11, 1882 September 20, 1947); Also served as Mayor of New York City. Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr.; (D., NY); New Haven, Connecticut; (November 29, 1908 - April 4, 1972); Convicted of income tax evasion and excluded from the House, but re-elected in a special election to fill the congressional seat. Rankin, Jeannette; (R., MT); Missoula, Montana; (June 11, 1880 - May 18, 1973); First woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives/Congress; Elected to the 65th Congress March 4, 1917-March 3, 1919 -- and assumed office prior to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution ("The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.") which was completed on August 18, 1920. Honored with a statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol. Simpson, Jerry; (Populist, KS); Prince Edward Island, Canada; (March 31, 1842 - October 23, 1905); Populist. Stephens, Alexander H.; (D., GA); Crawfordville, Georgia; (February 11, 1812 - March 4, 1883); Vice President of the Confederate States of America 1861-1865. Volstead, Andrew; (R., MN); Kenyon, Minnesota; (October 31, 1860 January 20, 1947); Sponsor of the Volstead Act (Prohibition) the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution. CHAIRMEN OF PREDECESSOR COMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES The following is a list of Members who served as chair of each preceding Committees by Congresses. Alabama December 3, 1855 — March 3, 1857 35th 1857-1859 Williamson R. W. Cobb Democrat December 7, 1857 — March 3, 1859 |