Charged with abuse of power and other offenses, English was impeached by the United States House of Representatives on April 1, 1926, and resigned his position before proceedings could continue.

[1] He was a special income tax attorney for the United States Department of the Treasury from 1914 to 1918.

[1] English's service terminated on November 4, 1926, due to his resignation, after being impeached by the United States House of Representatives on April 1, 1926.

[1] In March, 1926, the House Judiciary Committee voted 15–6 to recommend English's impeachment.

[3][5] John T. Rogers of St. Louis Post-Dispatch won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Reporting with his coverage of the inquiry leading to English's impeachment.