deaths
September 19, 1955
John D. Dingell Sr., American journalist and politician (born 1894)
John Dingell Sr.
John David Dingell Sr. was an American politician who represented Michigan's 15th congressional district from 1933 to 1955. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the father of the longest-serving member of Congress, former U.S. Representative John Dingell.