“Laura and I are deeply saddened that a good friend and a great Texan has died. Ralph Hall epitomized dignity, class, and patriotism. Like my father he was a Naval aviator in World War II who went on ...

In this March 8, 2004 photo, President George W. Bush, left, waves with Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, right, as they step off Air Force One upon Bush's arrival in Dallas. Former Rep. Hall, the oldest-ever ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this March 8, 2004, file photo, then President Bush, left, waves with Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, right, as they step off ...

In this April 11, 2014 photo, U.S. Rep. Ralph Hall mingles with fellow military veterans at a weekly "Band of Brothers" happy hour he attends nearly every week in his hometown of Rockwall, Texas. A 90 ...

AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Former U.S. Representative from Texas Ralph Hall, the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House, has died at age 95. The Republican and World War II pilot died at his home in ...

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Ralph D. Hall, age 95, of rural Atwater, passed away on Sunday, August 3, at Cura of Willmar. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 8, at Rosendale United Methodist Church.

WASHINGTON - Former Rep. Ralph Hall, a political survivor whose career mirrored the massive partisan shift that marked the last 50 years of Texas politics and made him the oldest person to ever serve ...

ROCKWALL, Tex. – Ralph Hall is a storyteller. And as the oldest member of Congress, the 90-year-old representative from Texas has plenty of stories to tell. He once kissed the hand of Madame Chiang ...

AUSTIN, Texas – Former Texas Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House and a man who claimed to have once sold cigarettes and Coca-Cola to the bank-robbing duo of Bonnie and Clyde, has ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Former Texas Rep. Ralph Hall, the oldest-ever member of the U.S. House and a man who claimed to have once sold cigarettes and Coca-Cola to the bank-robbing duo of Bonnie and Clyde, has ...