ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən stˈeɪt kɑːmɪtˈiːmən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðə sˈɛvənti sˈɪksθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt, ænd sˈɜːvd ʌntˈɪl hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɛvən dˈɛθ ɪn ˈæləntˌaʊn.
A Republican State committeeman in 1936 and 1937, he was elected to the 76th Congress in 1938, and served until his 1947 death in Allentown.