Subjects – Chaplain
Representative Oliver Comstock of New York, who became the House Chaplain
December 20, 1836
On this date, Oliver Comstock of New York became the first and only former U.S. Representative to be elected Chaplain.
The opening of the 72nd Congress
December 07, 1931
On this date, the 72nd Congress (1931–1933) convened as Clerk William Tyler Page called the House to order at noon on opening day.