He married the widowed Ruth Hanna McCormick, whom he met when both were members of Congress, on March 9, 1932. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1930 to the Seventy-second Congress due to a Democratic takeover.
On March 9, 1932, he married Ruth Hanna McCormick, who had lost her spouse. In 1930, he was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to the Seventy-second Congress because of a Democratic sweep.