He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1939, until his death in Bethesda, Maryland in 1956.
hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən tə ðə sˈɛvəntisˈɪksθ ænd tə ðɪ ˈeɪt səksˈiːdɪŋ kˈɑːŋɡɹəsᵻz ænd sˈɜːvd fɹʌm dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, ʌntˈɪl hɪz dˈɛθ ɪn bəθˈɛzdə, mˈɛɹɪlˌænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks.