751:
40:
310:
234:
353:
and submitted it himself. Then he persuaded the House clerk to give him a lower number than Lewis' copy. Newspapers then began calling the bill "The Wagner-Doughton bill." When Lewis found out, he sputtered and swore, then went to work to understand every sentence and master the arguments in favor of the bill. And when David Lewis walked down the aisle of the House to debate on the bill's behalf, he received a standing ovation.
328:. He was again an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in 1922, and resumed the practice of law in Cumberland. He was again elected to the Seventy-second and to the three succeeding Congresses, serving the sixth district of Maryland from March 4, 1931, to January 3, 1939, but was not a candidate for renomination in 1938, having run for senator, challenging incumbent
352:
David John Lewis was the leading expert on social insurance legislation on the House Ways & Means
Committee. He introduced the Social Security bill into the House on January 17, 1935. However, Chairman Doughton, exercising what he took to be the Chairman's privileges, made a copy of Lewis' bill
420:
Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005: The Continental Congress, September 5, 1774, to October 21, 1788, and the Congress of the United States, from the First Through the One Hundred Eighth Congresses, March 4, 1789, to January 3, 2005,
1886:
297:
from 1902 to 1906, and was an unsuccessful
Democratic candidate for election to the Sixty-first Congress in 1908. In 1910, he was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-second, Sixty-third, and Sixty-fourth Congresses, serving the
675:
684:
281:
immigrants, Lewis worked in the local coal mines from 1878 to 1892. He studied law and Latin in his spare time, was admitted to the bar in 1892, and commenced practice in
1082:
635:
608:
668:
750:
1901:
661:
527:
1782:
1673:
1551:
1442:
1311:
1188:
1896:
454:
1911:
577:
1750:
1641:
1519:
1410:
1265:
1142:
1112:
306:. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1916, but was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election to the United States Senate.
1906:
492:
1881:
1104:
880:
302:
of
Maryland from March 4, 1911, to March 3, 1917. During the Sixty-third and Sixty-fourth Congresses, he served as chairman of the
299:
73:
592:
303:
258:
222:
63:
1033:
653:
429:
233:
571:
730:
558:
207:
1453:
1322:
1199:
777:
325:
720:
340:. Nevertheless, his third bid for the Senate was again unsuccessful, and instead he served as a member of the
1876:
1097:
20:
1742:
1633:
1511:
1402:
1257:
1134:
837:
807:
274:
270:
173:
1829:
1720:
1609:
935:
852:
628:
618:
144:
97:
1891:
1802:
1693:
1661:
1582:
1539:
344:
from 1939 to 1943. He died in
Cumberland on August 12, 1952, and is interred in Hillcrest Cemetery.
1793:
1684:
1573:
1090:
1048:
522:
341:
1285:
1174:
1038:
998:
988:
900:
601:
132:
1838:
1770:
1729:
1618:
1562:
1498:
1471:
1360:
1235:
1117:
950:
910:
832:
725:
645:
418:
109:
683:
735:
562:
337:
294:
254:
1871:
1866:
1820:
1711:
1600:
1480:
1378:
993:
983:
890:
875:
857:
847:
812:
584:
282:
189:
8:
973:
802:
710:
314:
218:
1331:
1208:
955:
895:
817:
705:
370:
39:
1421:
1369:
1276:
1244:
1164:
978:
792:
425:
309:
1887:
Democratic Party members of the United States House of
Representatives from Maryland
1008:
945:
925:
842:
822:
787:
772:
715:
1761:
1652:
1530:
1013:
1003:
940:
905:
885:
797:
782:
740:
329:
920:
827:
767:
1860:
1153:
1053:
1043:
1018:
930:
1342:
1217:
1023:
375:
685:
Chairs of the United States House
Committee on Education and the Workforce
535:
1489:
1430:
1387:
1297:
1028:
551:
700:
1113:
566:
333:
250:
69:
249:(May 1, 1869 – August 12, 1952) was an American politician from
332:
in the
Democratic primary. Lewis was more sympathetic to the
278:
636:
609:
1075:
in 105th through 109th and 112th through 115th Congresses.
520:
324:
From April 1917 to March 1925, Lewis was a member of the
528:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
1116:'s delegation(s) to the 62nd–64th & 72nd–74th
424:. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1390.
1858:
336:than Tydings and won the backing of President
1098:
669:
1902:People from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
1105:
1091:
676:
662:
493:"The Social Security Bill: 25 Years After"
38:
64:U.S. House of Representatives
1897:Democratic Party Maryland state senators
416:
308:
87:March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1939
19:For other people named David Lewis, see
536:Signing the Social Security Act of 1935
1859:
1069:Economic and Educational Opportunities
347:
259:United States House of Representatives
122:March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1917
1912:Politicians from Cumberland, Maryland
1086:
657:
490:
412:
486:
484:
482:
480:
478:
476:
449:
447:
445:
443:
441:
410:
408:
406:
404:
402:
400:
398:
396:
394:
392:
491:Eliot, Thomas H. (August 1, 1960).
288:
13:
14:
1923:
1907:Lawyers from Cumberland, Maryland
514:
473:
438:
389:
1882:American people of Welsh descent
749:
523:"David John Lewis (id: L000277)"
417:Congress, United States (2005).
293:Lewis served as a member of the
232:
455:"Let's remember David J. Lewis"
326:United States Tariff Commission
16:American politician (1869–1952)
363:
313:President Roosevelt signs the
1:
593:U.S. House of Representatives
356:
264:
45:
371:"United States Census, 1880"
21:David Lewis (disambiguation)
7:
1073:Education and the Workforce
317:into law, August 14, 1935.
275:Centre County, Pennsylvania
174:Centre County, Pennsylvania
10:
1928:
629:Frederick Nicholas Zihlman
619:Frederick Nicholas Zihlman
145:Frederick Nicholas Zihlman
98:Frederick Nicholas Zihlman
18:
1127:
1062:
964:
866:
758:
747:
691:
642:
633:
625:
615:
606:
598:
591:
581:
556:
548:
543:
459:The Cumberland Times-News
240:
228:
213:
203:
195:
179:
159:
154:
150:
138:
126:
115:
103:
91:
80:
60:
56:
37:
30:
1118:United States Congresses
544:Party political offices
521:United States Congress.
342:National Mediation Board
304:House Committee on Labor
223:House Of Representatives
602:George Alexander Pearre
133:George Alexander Pearre
1121:(ordered by seniority)
1071:in 104th Congress and
646:William Devereux Byron
321:
110:William Devereux Byron
965:Education and Labor*
338:Franklin D. Roosevelt
312:
295:Maryland State Senate
255:Maryland State Senate
1877:American coal miners
692:Education and Labor
585:William Cabell Bruce
319:(Lewis at far right)
283:Cumberland, Maryland
190:Cumberland, Maryland
348:Social Security Act
315:Social Security Act
219:Social Security Act
199:Hill Crest Cemetery
1067:Alternately named
322:
1854:
1853:
1849:
1848:
1080:
1079:
652:
651:
643:Succeeded by
616:Succeeded by
582:Succeeded by
461:. August 11, 2012
431:978-0-87289-124-1
253:, serving in the
244:
243:
1919:
1892:Maryland lawyers
1837:
1828:
1819:
1810:
1801:
1792:
1769:
1760:
1728:
1719:
1710:
1701:
1692:
1683:
1660:
1651:
1617:
1608:
1599:
1590:
1581:
1572:
1561:
1538:
1529:
1497:
1488:
1479:
1470:
1461:
1452:
1429:
1420:
1386:
1377:
1368:
1359:
1350:
1341:
1330:
1321:
1296:
1284:
1275:
1243:
1234:
1225:
1216:
1207:
1198:
1173:
1163:
1152:
1130:
1129:
1122:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1084:
1083:
753:
678:
671:
664:
655:
654:
626:Preceded by
599:Preceded by
549:Preceded by
541:
540:
532:
508:
507:
505:
503:
488:
471:
470:
468:
466:
451:
436:
435:
414:
387:
386:
385:
383:
367:
320:
289:Political career
247:David John Lewis
236:
217:Introducing the
186:
169:
167:
155:Personal details
141:
129:
120:
106:
94:
85:
66:
50:
47:
42:
32:David John Lewis
28:
27:
1927:
1926:
1922:
1921:
1920:
1918:
1917:
1916:
1857:
1856:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1844:
1835:
1826:
1817:
1808:
1799:
1794:T. Goldsborough
1790:
1777:
1776:
1767:
1758:
1736:
1735:
1726:
1717:
1708:
1699:
1690:
1685:T. Goldsborough
1681:
1668:
1667:
1662:P. Goldsborough
1658:
1649:
1627:
1626:
1615:
1606:
1597:
1588:
1579:
1574:T. Goldsborough
1570:
1559:
1546:
1545:
1540:P. Goldsborough
1536:
1527:
1505:
1504:
1495:
1486:
1477:
1468:
1459:
1450:
1437:
1436:
1427:
1418:
1396:
1395:
1384:
1375:
1366:
1357:
1348:
1339:
1328:
1319:
1306:
1305:
1294:
1291:
1282:
1273:
1251:
1250:
1241:
1232:
1223:
1214:
1205:
1196:
1183:
1182:
1171:
1168:
1161:
1150:
1123:
1120:
1111:
1081:
1076:
1058:
966:
960:
868:
862:
760:
754:
745:
693:
687:
682:
648:
639:
631:
621:
612:
604:
587:
576:
569:
554:
517:
512:
511:
501:
499:
489:
474:
464:
462:
453:
452:
439:
432:
415:
390:
381:
379:
369:
368:
364:
359:
350:
330:Millard Tydings
318:
291:
267:
204:Political party
188:
184:
183:August 12, 1952
171:
165:
163:
139:
127:
121:
116:
104:
92:
86:
81:
67:
62:
52:
48:
33:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1925:
1915:
1914:
1909:
1904:
1899:
1894:
1889:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1869:
1852:
1851:
1847:
1846:
1843:
1842:
1833:
1824:
1815:
1806:
1797:
1787:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1774:
1765:
1755:
1748:
1746:
1738:
1737:
1734:
1733:
1724:
1715:
1706:
1697:
1688:
1678:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1665:
1656:
1646:
1639:
1637:
1629:
1628:
1625:
1624:
1613:
1604:
1595:
1586:
1577:
1568:
1556:
1549:
1547:
1544:
1543:
1534:
1524:
1517:
1515:
1507:
1506:
1503:
1502:
1493:
1484:
1475:
1466:
1457:
1447:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1434:
1425:
1415:
1408:
1406:
1398:
1397:
1394:
1393:
1382:
1373:
1364:
1355:
1346:
1337:
1326:
1316:
1309:
1307:
1304:
1303:
1292:
1280:
1270:
1263:
1261:
1253:
1252:
1249:
1248:
1239:
1230:
1221:
1212:
1203:
1193:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1169:
1159:
1147:
1140:
1138:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1110:
1109:
1102:
1095:
1087:
1078:
1077:
1066:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1056:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1031:
1026:
1021:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
986:
981:
976:
970:
968:
962:
961:
959:
958:
953:
948:
943:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
903:
898:
893:
888:
883:
878:
872:
870:
864:
863:
861:
860:
855:
850:
845:
840:
835:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
764:
762:
756:
755:
748:
746:
744:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
697:
695:
689:
688:
681:
680:
673:
666:
658:
650:
649:
644:
641:
632:
627:
623:
622:
617:
614:
605:
600:
596:
595:
589:
588:
583:
580:
555:
550:
546:
545:
539:
538:
533:
516:
515:External links
513:
510:
509:
472:
437:
430:
388:
361:
360:
358:
355:
349:
346:
300:sixth district
290:
287:
266:
263:
242:
241:
238:
237:
230:
226:
225:
215:
211:
210:
205:
201:
200:
197:
193:
192:
187:(aged 83)
181:
177:
176:
161:
157:
156:
152:
151:
148:
147:
142:
136:
135:
130:
124:
123:
113:
112:
107:
101:
100:
95:
89:
88:
78:
77:
61:Member of the
58:
57:
54:
53:
43:
35:
34:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1924:
1913:
1910:
1908:
1905:
1903:
1900:
1898:
1895:
1893:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1875:
1873:
1870:
1868:
1865:
1864:
1862:
1840:
1834:
1831:
1825:
1822:
1816:
1813:
1807:
1804:
1798:
1795:
1789:
1788:
1786:
1784:
1779:
1772:
1766:
1763:
1757:
1756:
1754:
1752:
1747:
1745:
1744:
1740:
1739:
1731:
1725:
1722:
1716:
1713:
1707:
1704:
1698:
1695:
1689:
1686:
1680:
1679:
1677:
1675:
1670:
1663:
1657:
1654:
1648:
1647:
1645:
1643:
1638:
1636:
1635:
1631:
1630:
1622:
1621:
1614:
1611:
1605:
1602:
1596:
1593:
1587:
1584:
1578:
1575:
1569:
1566:
1565:
1558:
1557:
1555:
1553:
1548:
1541:
1535:
1532:
1526:
1525:
1523:
1521:
1516:
1514:
1513:
1509:
1508:
1500:
1494:
1491:
1485:
1482:
1476:
1473:
1467:
1464:
1458:
1455:
1449:
1448:
1446:
1444:
1439:
1432:
1431:B. Lee I
1426:
1423:
1417:
1416:
1414:
1412:
1407:
1405:
1404:
1400:
1399:
1391:
1390:
1383:
1380:
1374:
1371:
1365:
1362:
1356:
1353:
1347:
1344:
1338:
1335:
1334:
1327:
1324:
1318:
1317:
1315:
1313:
1308:
1301:
1300:
1299:B. Lee I
1293:
1289:
1288:
1281:
1278:
1272:
1271:
1269:
1267:
1262:
1260:
1259:
1255:
1254:
1246:
1240:
1237:
1231:
1228:
1222:
1219:
1213:
1210:
1204:
1201:
1195:
1194:
1192:
1190:
1185:
1178:
1177:
1170:
1166:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1144:
1139:
1137:
1136:
1132:
1131:
1126:
1119:
1115:
1108:
1103:
1101:
1096:
1094:
1089:
1088:
1085:
1074:
1070:
1065:
1061:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
987:
985:
982:
980:
977:
975:
972:
971:
969:
963:
957:
954:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
904:
902:
899:
897:
894:
892:
889:
887:
884:
882:
879:
877:
874:
873:
871:
865:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
839:
836:
834:
831:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
765:
763:
757:
752:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
719:
717:
714:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
698:
696:
690:
686:
679:
674:
672:
667:
665:
660:
659:
656:
647:
638:
637:
630:
624:
620:
611:
610:
603:
597:
594:
590:
586:
579:
575:
573:
568:
564:
560:
553:
547:
542:
537:
534:
530:
529:
524:
519:
518:
502:September 18,
498:
494:
487:
485:
483:
481:
479:
477:
465:September 18,
460:
456:
450:
448:
446:
444:
442:
433:
427:
423:
422:
413:
411:
409:
407:
405:
403:
401:
399:
397:
395:
393:
378:
377:
372:
366:
362:
354:
345:
343:
339:
335:
331:
327:
316:
311:
307:
305:
301:
296:
286:
284:
280:
276:
272:
271:Osceola Mills
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
239:
235:
231:
227:
224:
220:
216:
212:
209:
206:
202:
198:
196:Resting place
194:
191:
182:
178:
175:
172:Nutals Bank,
162:
158:
153:
149:
146:
143:
137:
134:
131:
125:
119:
114:
111:
108:
102:
99:
96:
90:
84:
79:
75:
71:
65:
59:
55:
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
1821:V. Palmisano
1811:
1781:
1771:G. Radcliffe
1749:
1741:
1712:V. Palmisano
1702:
1672:
1640:
1632:
1619:
1601:V. Palmisano
1591:
1564:J. Linthicum
1563:
1550:
1518:
1510:
1472:J. Linthicum
1462:
1441:
1409:
1401:
1388:
1361:J. Linthicum
1351:
1333:J. Covington
1332:
1310:
1298:
1286:
1264:
1256:
1236:J. Linthicum
1226:
1209:J. Covington
1187:
1175:
1154:
1141:
1133:
1072:
1068:
915:
634:
607:
563:U.S. Senator
561:nominee for
557:
526:
500:. Retrieved
497:The Atlantic
496:
463:. Retrieved
458:
419:
380:, retrieved
376:FamilySearch
374:
365:
351:
323:
292:
268:
246:
245:
185:(1952-08-12)
140:Succeeded by
117:
105:Succeeded by
82:
25:
1872:1952 deaths
1867:1869 births
1803:S. Gambrill
1694:S. Gambrill
1583:S. Gambrill
869:(1883–1947)
761:(1883–1947)
694:(1867–1883)
552:Blair Lee I
170:May 1, 1869
128:Preceded by
93:Preceded by
49: 1911
1861:Categories
1839:A. Kennedy
1762:M. Tydings
1730:A. Kennedy
1653:M. Tydings
1620:A. Kennedy
1531:M. Tydings
1499:S. Mudd II
1454:J. Talbott
1323:J. Talbott
1287:W. Jackson
1200:J. Talbott
1176:W. Jackson
759:Education
640:1931–1939
613:1911–1917
559:Democratic
357:References
269:Born near
265:Early life
208:Democratic
166:1869-05-01
1841: (D)
1832: (D)
1823: (D)
1814: (D)
1805: (D)
1796: (D)
1773: (D)
1764: (D)
1732: (D)
1723: (D)
1714: (D)
1705: (D)
1696: (D)
1687: (D)
1664: (R)
1655: (D)
1623: (D)
1612: (D)
1603: (D)
1594: (D)
1585: (D)
1576: (D)
1567: (D)
1542: (R)
1533: (D)
1501: (R)
1492: (D)
1483: (D)
1474: (D)
1465: (D)
1456: (D)
1433: (D)
1424: (D)
1392: (D)
1381: (D)
1372: (D)
1363: (D)
1354: (D)
1345: (D)
1336: (D)
1325: (D)
1302: (D)
1290: (R)
1279: (D)
1247: (R)
1245:T. Parran
1238: (D)
1229: (D)
1220: (D)
1211: (D)
1202: (D)
1179: (R)
1167: (D)
1158: (D)
1155:I. Rayner
989:McConnell
848:Palmisano
833:Dallinger
803:Southwick
778:O'Donnell
736:Updegraff
421:Inclusive
382:March 30,
229:Signature
214:Known for
118:In office
83:In office
1812:D. Lewis
1703:D. Lewis
1592:D. Lewis
1490:J. Price
1481:C. Coady
1463:D. Lewis
1422:J. Smith
1389:J. Price
1379:C. Coady
1370:F. Smith
1352:D. Lewis
1343:G. Konig
1277:J. Smith
1227:D. Lewis
1218:G. Konig
1165:J. Smith
1114:Maryland
1019:Goodling
979:Lesinski
901:Phillips
853:Larrabee
843:Douglass
567:Maryland
334:New Deal
257:and the
251:Maryland
76:district
70:Maryland
1830:W. Cole
1721:W. Cole
1610:W. Cole
1024:Boehner
1009:Hawkins
1004:Perkins
974:Hartley
967:(1947–)
951:Connery
936:Zihlman
906:Gardner
891:Tarsney
881:O'Neill
876:Hopkins
788:Brunner
773:Candler
741:Sherwin
572:Class 1
221:to the
44:Lewis (
1751:Senate
1642:Senate
1520:Senate
1411:Senate
1266:Senate
1143:Senate
1034:Miller
1029:McKeon
999:Powell
994:Barden
984:Barden
956:Norton
911:Wilson
896:McGann
867:Labor
858:Barden
818:Hughes
726:Walker
721:Monroe
711:Arnell
428:
1783:House
1674:House
1552:House
1443:House
1312:House
1189:House
1049:Scott
1039:Kline
946:Welch
931:Nolan
926:Smith
921:Maher
916:Lewis
823:Sears
813:Lever
808:Burke
793:Enloe
783:Hayes
768:Aiken
731:Goode
716:Perce
701:Baker
565:from
279:Welsh
277:, to
68:from
1743:74th
1634:73rd
1512:72nd
1403:64th
1258:63rd
1135:62nd
1063:Note
1054:Foxx
1044:Foxx
1014:Ford
941:Kopp
886:Wade
838:Reed
828:Fess
798:Grow
706:Cary
578:1916
504:2020
467:2020
426:ISBN
384:2018
180:Died
160:Born
74:6th
72:'s
1863::
574:)
525:.
495:.
475:^
457:.
440:^
391:^
373:,
285:.
273:,
261:.
46:c.
1836:▌
1827:▌
1818:▌
1809:▌
1800:▌
1791:▌
1785::
1768:▌
1759:▌
1753::
1727:▌
1718:▌
1709:▌
1700:▌
1691:▌
1682:▌
1676::
1659:▌
1650:▌
1644::
1616:▌
1607:▌
1598:▌
1589:▌
1580:▌
1571:▌
1560:▌
1554::
1537:▌
1528:▌
1522::
1496:▌
1487:▌
1478:▌
1469:▌
1460:▌
1451:▌
1445::
1428:▌
1419:▌
1413::
1385:▌
1376:▌
1367:▌
1358:▌
1349:▌
1340:▌
1329:▌
1320:▌
1314::
1295:▌
1283:▌
1274:▌
1268::
1242:▌
1233:▌
1224:▌
1215:▌
1206:▌
1197:▌
1191::
1172:▌
1162:▌
1151:▌
1145::
1106:e
1099:t
1092:v
677:e
670:t
663:v
570:(
531:.
506:.
469:.
434:.
168:)
164:(
51:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
