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Show Long Public Service Of all the men wno have served in Congress since the beginning of ourg overnment, Joseph G. Camion, "Uncle Joe," of Illinois holds the longest record, 46 years, all of which was in the House of Representatives, although his service was not continuous. con-tinuous. Justin S. Morrill of Vermont had the longest continuous record in Congress, a little less than 44 years, divided between House and Senate. For total service in the Senate, that of Francis E. Warren of Wyoming Wy-oming was the longes, more than 37 years. But for the longest continuous Senate record William B. Allison of Iowa achieved the distinction dis-tinction with more than 35 years of uninterrupted service to his credit. None of these records are even closely approached by any present members of either branch of Congress, Con-gress, and it is likely that they will all stand for a good many years to come. |