U fiirso qoraalka hoose ka dibna ka jawaab su'aasha kadib isla luqadda qoraalka:  Marinka: Helm waxaa markii ugu horreysay loo doortay Aqalka Wakiillada Kentucky sanadkii 1826; intii u dhaxeysay 1826 iyo 1843 wuxuu soo qabtay kow iyo toban muddo hal sano ah aqalka gobolka. Sanadkii 1844 waxaa loo doortay Senate-ka gobolka, halkaas oo uu si isdaba joog ah ugu adeegay ilaa laga doortay musharaxa xisbiga Whig ee ku xigeenka gobolka ee tigidhka John J. Crittenden, oo caan ku ah Heshiiska Crittenden. Xisbiga Whigs ayaa ku guuleystay doorashadii guud, waxaana Helm loo doortay guddoomiyaha gobolka July 31, 1850, markii Crittenden uu is casilay si uu u aqbalo magacaabista Xeer ilaaliyaha Guud ee Mareykanka ee madaxweyne Millard Fillmore. Ka dib markii uu noqday gudoomiyaha gobolka Helm wuxuu noqday madaxweynaha Louisville iyo Nashville Railroad. Wuxuu ku maalgeliyey kumanaan doolar oo lacagtiisa ah mashruuca wuxuuna ku qanciyay dadka deggan wadada weyn ee khadka inay iibsadaan saamiyada shirkadda. Sannadkii 1859 khadka ayaa la dhammeystirey, laakiin sannadkii ku xigay Helm wuxuu iska casilay khilaafaadka guddiga agaasimayaasha ee ku saabsan laan la soo jeediyay oo khadka u sii dheereyn doonta Memphis, Tennessee.  Su'aal: Yaa la wadaagay tigidhkii Helm sanadkii 1884?
John J. Crittenden