Adolph J. Sabath

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Not to be confused with A. J. Sabath.

Adolph Joachim Sabath
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th district
In office January 3, 1949 – November 6, 1952
Preceded by	Thomas Leonard Owens
Succeeded by	James Bernard Bowler
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th district
In office March 4, 1907 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Anthony Michalek
Succeeded by	Martin Gorski

Born	April 4, 1866(1866-04-04) Zabori, Czechoslovakia
Died	November 6, 1952 (aged 86) Bethesda, Maryland
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Chicago College of Law

Adolph Joachim Sabath (b. April 4, 1866 in Zabori, Czech Republic of Jewish parentage; d. November 6, 1952 in Bethesda, Maryland) was an American politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 until his death in 1952. He immigrated to America at age 15, became active in real estate, and received his LL.B. degree in 1891 from Lake Forest University. He served in local offices until election to Congress from the Jewish West Side in 1907. He was active in state and national Democratic party affairs, attending many conventions. He was a leading opponent of prohibition in the 1920s. As a leading Democrat he chaired the powerful Rules Committee after 1937. He was an ineffective chairman, with a small weak staff, who proved unable to lead his committee, was frequently at odds with the House leadership, and was inclined to write the President little letters "informing" on Speaker Bankhead and Sam Rayburn.[Robinson p 81]

Beginning in April 1934, he was the Dean (longest-serving member) of the House.

Sabath was an avid New Dealer and an interventionist who strongly supported war against Germany.

It was Sabath who nominated a teenage (later Admiral) Hyman G. Rickover to the United States Naval Academy.

He was buried at Forest Home Cemetery,^[1] in Forest Park, Chicago.