Andrew was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh United States Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Willfred W. Lufkin; he was reelected to the Sixty-eighth and to the six succeeding Congresses and served from September 27, 1921, until his death. He was a delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1924 and 1928. In 1924, he proposed a bonus for World War I veterans. He was a member of the board of trustees of Princeton University from 1932 to 1936. Personal life Andrew, a lifelong bachelor, was in a relationship with his neighbor, interior designer Henry Davis Sleeper, and this relationship may have been sexual. Awards He was made an officer in the Legion of Honor in 1927. He received the Army Distinguished Service Medal for his World War I service. He was named an Officer in Belgium's Order of Leopold. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and named a Chevalier de la Legion of Honour in 1917 by the French government. Death and legacy He died on June 3, 1936, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, at his home "Red Roof" from influenza, which he had been suffering from for several weeks. The following day the United States House of Representatives adjourned at 2:55 p.m. to honor his death. His remains were cremated and the ashes scattered from an airplane flying over his estate on Eastern Point in Gloucester. In 1953, a bridge carrying Massachusetts Route 128 over the Annisquam River to the island section of Gloucester was named the "A. Piatt Andrew Bridge" in honor of his service as a congressman. See also List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49) References Further reading Retrieved on 2008-03-18 Hansen, Arlen. Gentlemen Volunteers. New York: Arcade Publishing, 1996, 2011. History of the American Field Service in France, as told by its members, volumes 1–3, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1920. External links 1873 births 1936 deaths 20th-century American politicians American Field Service personnel of World War I Deaths from influenza Directors of the United States Mint Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Harvard University faculty Lawrenceville School alumni Military personnel from Indiana National Monetary Commission Officiers of the Légion d'honneur Organization founders People from Gloucester, Massachusetts People from La Porte, Indiana Princeton University alumni Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts Taft administration personnel United States Army officers United