Matthew Lyon (DR-VT). First congressman to be recommended for censure after spitting on Roger Griswold (Federalist-Connecticut).
Later found guilty of violating Alien and Sedition Acts and sentenced to four months in jail, during which time he was re-elected (1798).
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Later found guilty of violating Alien and Sedition Acts and sentenced to four months in jail, during which time he was re-elected (1798).
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