Frederick Van Nuys was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1932 and was reelected in 1938, serving from March 4,1933, until his death on a farm near Vienna, Virginia in 1944.
Frederick Van Nuys was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate in 1932, soundly defeating longtime incumbent James Eli Watson. He was narrowly reelected in 1938, serving from March 4,1933, until his death on a farm near Vienna, Virginia in 1944.