Edward W. Pou
Edward William Pou | |
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| In office March 4, 1901 – April 1, 1934 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Atwater |
| Succeeded by | Harold D. Cooley |
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| Born | September 9, 1863 Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
Edward William Pou (/ˈpjuː/; September 9, 1863 – April 1, 1934) was an American politician, serving in the United States Congress as a representative from 1901 until his death in Washington, D.C., on April 1, 1934. From March 1933 to April 1934, he was the longest-serving current member of Congress and was the Dean of the United States House of Representatives.
Biography
Born in
U.S. Representative from North Carolina's 4th district, 1901–1934, and served as chairman of the Committee on Claims (abolished in 1946) and then of the House Rules Committee
. He died in Washington, April 1, 1934, while still in office.
Pou is notable for his support of
House Committee on Rules
planned to ask the President to remove Post instead of impeaching him, so Post requested and was granted a chance to testify. He successfully defended his actions on May 7–8, attacking Attorney General Palmer and others. In a dramatic exchange, Congressman Pou, a Democratic supporter of the anti-radical campaign, praised Post's actions, saying, "I believe you have followed your sense of duty absolutely," and walked out of the room, leaving it in stunned silence. The Rules Committee took no further action.
Name
Asked how to say his name, he told The Literary Digest "Though my name is spelled Pou, it is pronounced as though it were spelled pew or pugh." (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936.)
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
Sources
- United States Congress. "Edward W. Pou (id: P000474)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- New York Times: "E.W. Pou is Dead, Veteran in House," April 2, 1934, accessed January 15, 2010
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