Subjects – Boggs, Corinne Claiborne (Lindy)
The youngest Representative in House history, William Charles Cole Claiborne
November 23, 1817
On this date, William Charles Cole Claiborne of Tennessee, the youngest person ever elected to the House of Representatives died.
The death of Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts
February 21, 1848
On this date, Representative and former President John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts suffered a fatal stroke on the House Floor.
Representative Corinne “Lindy” Boggs of Louisiana
March 13, 1916
Representative Corinne “Lindy” Boggs of Louisiana, an advocate for women’s equality and the preservation of House history, was born in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
The first professional woman photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives
April 01, 1972
On this date, Dolly Seelmeyer became the first woman photographer for the U.S. House of Representatives.