112th Congress, 2nd Session
August 05, 1879
Benjamin Jones—the longtime manager of the House Republican Cloakroom—was born in East St. Louis, Illinois.
September 27, 1917
Representative Ebenezer J. Hill of Connecticut died at his home in Norwalk, Connecticut.
July 18, 2006
On this date, Helen Sewell, the longtime manager of the Republican Cloakroom lunch and snack bar, died.
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