He served continuously in John Major's government in various ministerial posts, eventually entering the cabinet in 1995 as transport secretary.
He joined the U.S. Army Reserve in 1946 and served continuously for 28 years until he retired in 1974.
He was elected to Congress on the Republican ticket in 1877 and served continuously until the end of the century.
He entered the Air Force in 1951, became an officer in 1953 and served continuously until retiring as a lieutenant colonel in 1967.
On Saturday, Tony Blair will have served continuously as prime minister longer than any Laborite, but many ask if he should quit, given the unpopular war in Iraq.
He was elected governor the same year and was reelected in 1777 and 1778 for one-year terms, thereby serving continuously as long as the new constitution permitted.
He served continuously in the War of the Spanish Succession and again in Italy in 1733 35, being made marshal of France in 1734.
The jinshi ("doctorate degree") led to his appointment to the Hanlin Academy, a body of the most outstanding scholars in the country, which performed literary tasks for the court; and Zeng served continuously in the capital for more than 13 years.
A U.S. Congressman from 1953 through 1974, he joined the Botanical Garden's Board in 1977, was an active member of the Horticulture Committee, and served continuously until he was elected a Board Member Emeritus in 1998.
