Which member of the US House of Representatives served longer than any other as a representative?

PS -- I don't know the answer to this one.

I don't know either, but for some reason, Carl Albert comes to mind. He served from 1947 to 1977. Somehow, 30 years doesn't seem like it should be the record, but he is the one who comes to mund.

A representative from Cascilla, MS, Whitten served for 53 years.

Jamie L. Whitten, a son of the Old South who made a smooth transition to the New South as a Democratic Congressman from Mississippi for 53 years -- the record for the longest service in the House of Representatives -- died today in Oxford, Miss. Mr. Whitten, who was chairman of the powerful Appropriations Committee from 1979 to 1992, was 85. - New York Times, Sept 10, 1995