Template:Biographical Directory of Congress/doc

How to use
  and    allow linking to the Bioguide, using parameter of subject.

Parameters

 * (required) = index
 * (optional) = Name, which should only be necessary if has a disambiguating name, such as "… (politician)"
 * (optional) = index at Findagrave.com
 * (optional) = Date retrieved
 * (optional) = yes, 1, or anything

Example
Henry Clay's biography is at http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=c000482, So   will return an external link to that biography:

  works in the same way:

To use the template without the *, type   or    