Most unpopular" member of congress. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. Representative Ralph E. Church, Republican of Illinois, whose persistency in making points of order and objecting to unanimous consent requests for adjournment, has earned him the title of "The Most Unpopular Member". The House recessed
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"Most unpopular" member of congress. Washington, D.C., Nov. 30. Representative Ralph E. Church, Republican of Illinois, whose persistency in making points of order and objecting to unanimous consent requests for adjournment, has earned him the title of "The Most Unpopular Member". The House recessed" (1937). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Most_unpopular%22_member_of_congress._Washington,_D.C.,_Nov._30._Representative_Ralph_E._Church,_Republican_of_Illinois,_whose_persistency_in_making_points_of_order_and_objecting_to_unanimous_LCCN2016872681.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270097.
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