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Henry Thomas Rainey (* 20. August 1860 in Carrollton, Greene County, Illinois; † 19. August 1934 in St. Louis, Missouri) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker ( Demokratische Partei) und von 1933 bis zu seinem Tod im folgenden Jahr der 45. Sprecher des Repräsentantenhauses der Vereinigten Staaten .
- Early Years
- Political Career
- Leadership
- Speaker of The House
Rainey attended the public schools and Knox Academy and Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois. He transferred to, and graduated from Amherst College in 1883 and then the Union College of Law, in Chicago which he graduated in 1885. He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice in Carrollton, Illinois.
Rainey was appointed master in chancery for Greene County, Illinois, from 1887 until 1895, when he resigned, and returned to private practice. He then decided to return to politics in 1902 getting elected to Congress and serving for nine terms before losing to Guy L. Shawin 1920. Two years later, he won back his seat and served until his death.
Due to the Great Depression, the Republican party lost its majority in a landslide, and, with John Nance Garner elevated to the Speakership, Rainey ran for, and defeated John McDuffiefor the Majority leadership. McDuffie remained as Whip.
With Speaker Garner having been inaugurated Vice President on March 4, 1933, Rainey, being next in line, was elected Speaker of the House when President Roosevelt called a special session of Congress two days later. Rainey gave the Roosevelt administration carte blanche to do whatever it wanted, allowing almost the entire New Dealto be passed with ...
Henry Thomas Rainey (* 20. August 1860 in Carrollton , Greene County , Illinois ; † 19. August 1934 in St. Louis , Missouri ) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker ( Demokratische Partei ) und von 1933 bis zu seinem Tod im folgenden Jahr der 45.
Biography. RAINEY, HENRY THOMAS, a Representative from Illinois; born in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., on August 20, 1860; attended the public schools and Knox Academy and Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.; graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1883 and from the Union College of Law, Chicago, Ill., in 1885; was admitted to the bar in 1885 ...
Henry Thomas Rainey (August 20, 1860 – August 19, 1934) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party from Illinois, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 and from 1923 to his death in 1934. He rose to Speaker of the House, during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.
32nd President of the United States: 1933 ‐ 1945. Statement on the Death of Speaker Henry T. Rainey. August 19, 1934. It must always be an occasion of national regret when a public servant who has given the greater part of his life to unselfish service passes away.
Henry Thomas Rainey. BORN: August 20, 1860; Carrollton, Illinois. DIED: August 19, 1934 (age 73); St. Louis, Missouri. EDUCATION: Knox College, Amherst College, Union College of Law. POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic. HIGHLIGHTS: 1885: Admitted to Bar; Began Practicing Law in Carrollton, Illinois 1887-1895: Master in Chancery for Greene County ...
