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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 three-time House speaker, former House majority leader, two-time House minority leader, and a 24-term congressman, representing Texas's 4th congressional district as ...
Sam Rayburn. Sam Rayburn. Samuel Taliaferro „Sam“ Rayburn (* 6. Januar 1882 im Roane County, Tennessee; † 16. November 1961 in Bonham, Texas) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er vertrat den Bundesstaat Texas im US-Repräsentantenhaus .
3. Apr. 2024 · Sam Rayburn was an American political leader, who served as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly 17 years. He was first elected to the House in 1912 and served there continuously for 48 years 8 months, which at the time of his death was a record tenure.
In office (1906–1961) In 1906, Sam Rayburn won a seat in the Texas House of Representatives, where he served as Representative of the Ninth District. During his term of service in Austin, Sam Rayburn attended classes at The University of Texas at Austin, and in 1908, he passed the Texas bar examination. Rayburn was re-elected for two more terms.
27. Juni 2018 · Sam Rayburn was born in Roane County, Tenn., on Jan. 6, 1882, the eighth of 11 children. When he was 5 years old, his family moved to northern Texas. At the age of 16 he entered Mayo Normal School (now East Texas State University) and graduated in 1903. Following a 3-year stint teaching in nearby rural schools, Rayburn won election to the Texas ...
For nearly 50 years Sam Rayburn was a Congressman from Northeast Texas (1913 - 1961). For 17 of those years he was Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (1940 - 1947, 1949 - 1953, 1955 - 1961), longer than anyone else in history. For thirty years, from 1931 to 1961, Sam Rayburn was the most important American politician who was never President of the United States.
For the full article, see Sam Rayburn . Sam Rayburn, (born Jan. 6, 1882, Roane county, Tenn., U.S.—died Nov. 16, 1961, Bonham, Texas), U.S. politician. He taught school in Texas before becoming a lawyer. He served in the state legislature from 1907 to 1913. In 1912 he was elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he ...
