Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word bald eagle. Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: bald eagle, American eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus(noun) a large eagle of North America that has a white head and dark wings and body.
Longest-serving Representative to serve in the House: With more than 59 years of service, Representative John Dingell, Jr. , of Michigan, holds the record for longest consecutive service. Longest-serving Speaker of the House: Sam Rayburn of Texas served as Speaker for a total of 17 years, two months, and two days.
Leahy is currently the longest-serving Democratic Senator as well as the longest-serving U.S. Senator in the history of Vermont, and the current dean of his state's congressional delegation. Having been in Congress since January 1975, he is also the longest serving incumbent Senator following the death of Hawaii's Daniel Inouye, who served from 1963 until his death in 2012.