Sam Rayburn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Sam Rayburn

lawmaker from Bonham, Texas

Date of Birth: 06-Jan-1882

Place of Birth: Roane County, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 16-Nov-1961

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Sam Rayburn

  • Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
  • He was a 25-term congressman, representing Texas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1961.
  • He holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving for over 17 years (among three separate stints). Born in Roane County, Tennessee, Rayburn moved with his family to Windom, Texas in 1887.
  • After a period as a school teacher, Rayburn won election to the Texas House of Representatives and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law.
  • He won election to the United States House of Representatives in 1912 and continually won re-election until his death in 1961, serving 25 terms all totaled.
  • Rayburn was a protege of John Nance Garner and a mentor to Lyndon B.
  • Johnson. Rayburn was elected House Majority Leader in 1937 and was elevated to the position of Speaker of the House after the death of William B.
  • Bankhead.
  • He led the House Democrats from 1940 to 1961, and served as Speaker of the House from 1940 to 1947, 1949 to 1953, and 1955 to 1961.
  • He also served twice as House Minority Leader (1947 to 1949 and 1953 to 1955) during periods of Republican House control.
  • Rayburn preferred to work quietly in the background and successfully used his power of persuasion and charisma to get his bills passed due to having to navigate the post-Joseph Cannon era when each individual committee chairman had immense power in the House.
  • He refused to sign the Southern Manifesto and was influential in the construction of U.S.
  • Route 66.
  • He served as Speaker until his death in 1961, and was succeeded by John W.
  • McCormack.

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