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The oldest US congressman, John Dingell, died Thursday at his home in Dearborn, Michigan, at the age of 92.
million. Dingell was elected to the House of Representatives for 59 years prior to his retirement in 2014. During his tenure, Dingell served with every Dwight D. Eisenhower President to Barack Obama.
Dingell, nicknamed "Big John" because of his height of 6 feet 3 feet, was elected in 1959. He replaced his father. John Dingell Sr., who had been in Congress for 22 years at the time of his death.
"He was a Congressional Lion of the United States and a son, a father, a husband, a grandfather and a loving friend," Dingell's wife of the Rep. Michigan office. Debbie Dingell said in a statement. "He will be remembered for his decades of public service to the people of southeastern Michigan, for his quick wit and his life and for his determination to make life better for all who walk on this earth."
