hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə sˈɛvənti nˈaɪnθ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ ænd sˈɜːvd fɹʌm dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ fɹʌm ɐ hˈɑːɹt ɐtˈæk ɪn pˈɪtsbɜːɡ, pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə ˌɔn ˈeɪpɹəl twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn.
He was elected to the 79th United States Congress in 1944 and served from January 3, 1945, until his death from a heart attack in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on April 25, 1971.