The first Congressional Chaplin

[Nobody]

I heard this before, but now I can’t remember, and I can’t Google the answer either, which person hired, or appointed, the first Congressional Chaplin?

[BobT]

Try looking for a chaplain.

On Saturday, April 25, 1787

The Right Reverend Samuel Provost was elected Chaplain

According to http://www.constitution.org/ac/01-1s.htm

[Duck_Duck_Goose]

James Madison who you’re thinking of? (BTW, “chaplain”… )

http://www.au.org/churchstate/cs3001.htm

A champion of church-state separation and the man chiefly responsible for writing the First Amendment, Madison was a member of a House committee that helped select the first congressional chaplain. However, he came to view this as a mistake and later wrote in opposition to taxpayer-financed clergy.

[Nobody]

Thanks. Most of serches kept bringing up Charlie Chaplin (No, seriously, the did)