Biography

GEORGE HENRY CHRISTOPHER was born on a farm in Bates County, near Butler, Mo., December 9, 1888; attended the public schools of Bates County, Mo.; was graduated from Hill's Business College, Sedalia, Mo., in 1907; lived on a farm in Calhoun County, Ill., and in Craig County, near Vinita, Okla.; owned and operated a 975-acre farm in Bates County, Mo.; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-first Congress (January 3, 1949-January 3, 1951); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1950 to the Eighty-second Congress; assistant to the director, Agricultural Conservation Program, Department of Agriculture, from January 1951 to September 1952; elected to the Eighty-fourth, Eighty-fifth, and Eighty-sixth Congresses and served from January 3, 1955, until his death in Washington, D.C., January 23, 1959; interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler, Mo.

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George H. Christopher

Eighty-sixth Congress

First Session

Proceedings in the House

MONDAY, January 26, 1959.

The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, D.D., offered the following prayer:

Isaiah 12: 2: The Lord Jehovah is my strength, my song, and my salvation.

Infinite and eternal God, as we continue to address ourselves to the responsibilities of this new day, may we be blessed with the spirit of wholehearted devotion.

Expand and enlarge our feelings of concern and considerateness for Thy needy children who are hungry and homeless and hopeless.

Daily may we gird ourselves with courage and confidence as we seek to build a world fellowship ruled by the ideals and principles of the lowly man of Galilee.

We thank Thee for the life and ministry of our colleague whom Thou hast called unto Thyself to dwell with Thee in eternal blessedness. Grant unto the members of his family the consolations of Thy grace.

Hear us in Christ's name. Amen.

Mr. CANNON. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution (H. Res. 134) which I send to the desk.

The Clerk read as follows:

Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of the Honorable GEORGE H. CHRISTOPHER, a Representative from the State of Missouri.

Resolved, That a committee of ten Members of the House, with such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the funeral.

Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of these resolutions and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.