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Joseph Wellington Byrns (* 20. Juli 1869 in Cedar Hill, Robertson County, Tennessee; † 4. Juni 1936 in Washington, D.C.) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker der Demokratischen Partei, Mitglied des US-Repräsentantenhauses für Tennessee und Sprecher des Repräsentantenhauses . Biografie.
Joseph Wellington Byrns Sr. (July 20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term Democratic congressman from Tennessee, and as the 41st speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
8. Okt. 2017 · Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph W. Byrns was an important political leader in early twentieth-century Tennessee, serving in the Tennessee General Assembly and then fourteen terms in the U.S. Congress.
Joseph Wellington Byrns. BORN: July 20, 1869; Cedar Hill, Tennessee. DIED: June 4, 1936 (age 66) Washington, DC. EDUCATION: Nashville High School Vanderbilt University Law School. POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic. HIGHLIGHTS: 1890: Admitted to the Bar, Began Practicing Law in Nashville, Tennessee 1895-1901: Member, Tennessee House of Representatives ...
The last Tennessean who occupied the Speaker’s chair in the United States House of Representatives was Joseph Wellington Byrns of Nashville. Tennesseans fared better as the leaders of their political party in the House; Congressman James Daniel Richardson of Murfreesboro was among the earliest Minority Leaders of the U. S. House of ...
Speaker Joseph W. By rns: Party Leader in the New Deal* By J. M. Galloway First appearing on the national scene as a Southern "backwoods"-type politician, Joseph Wellington Byrns, through years of sheer hard work and tireless devotion to duty, became a key figure in the Congress of the United States. For fourteen consecutive terms
E. H. Crump and several others quietly encouraged Congressman Jo Byrns to compete against Hull in the coming primary. Byrns finally decided to make the Senate race and announced his candidacy, although it would be short-lived. While making a speech at his Senate campaign kick-off in 1930, Byrns suffered a mild heart attack.
