During the vote to oust Dyer, 22 Representatives voted "present", rather than give a vote for or against. By a 126 to 108 vote to replace Dyer, the House seated a Democrat, Michael J. Gill, who took the oath of office. Gill served in the House from June 19, 1914, until March 3, 1915. He was defeated by Dyer in the 1914 elections. Dyer's voted 1556 times out of 2,035 Congressional roll calls. He missed voting 482 times, or 28%, in the Congressional time frame starting on April 5, 1911, and ending on March 1, 1933. The two time periods when Dyer missed voting 80% of the time were April–June 1912, and October–December 1922. Retirement from public office Dyer ran unsuccessfully for re-election in 1932, 1934 and 1936, during the Great Depression. Black voters had been disappointed that the Republicans had failed to deliver on their promise to pass an anti-lynching law, part of the national platform in 1920, and by President Hoover's approach to dealing with economic problems. The administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt attracted many voters to Democratic candidates because he was putting people to work through the Works Progress Administration and providing social aid programs. After three successive defeats, Dyer retired from politics and returned to private law practice as an attorney. Death Dyer died in Saint Louis, Missouri on December 15, 1957, at the age of 86. Dyer was buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Saint Louis. Citations General sources Books Newspapers Internet "Anti-Lynching Legislation Renewed", Historical Essay: The Negroes' Temporary Farewell: Jim Crow and the Exclusion of African Americans from Congress, 1887–1929, Black Americans in Congress, US Congress 1871 births 1957 deaths Lawyers from St. Louis Politicians from St. Louis People from Warren County, Missouri Central Wesleyan College (Missouri) alumni Washington University School of Law alumni American anti-lynching activists Military personnel from Missouri American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Army colonels Anti-racism in the United States Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri Members of the United States House of Representatives removed by contest