Tuesday, December 26, 2006

Senate History

Want to learn about interesting historic events this week in the Senate? Check out the Senate History page, the right sidebar highlights information on events this week.

The portrait on the left is Senator Henry Dodge of Wisconsin. His son, Caesar Dodge was also a Senator from Iowa, they are the only father-son who served at the same time in Senate history. Caesar Dodge took his oath of office on December 26th in 1848. Interestingly, both Dodge's served as one of the first two Senators for their states. View a list of Senators from Iowa and Wisconsin.

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