112th Congress, 2nd Session
February 15, 1798
After the House failed to expel Representative Matthew Lyon of Vermont for the “gross indecency” of spitting tobacco juice at Representative Roger Griswold of Connecticut, Griswold sought justice by attacking Lyon on the House Floor (then located in Philadelphia’s Congress Hall) with a cane.
August 01, 1822
Matthew Lyon,one of a handful of U.S. House Member to represent two states, died.
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