Sam Rayburn
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43rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives |
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In office January 3, 1955 – November 16, 1961 |
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| President |
Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy |
| Preceded by | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | John William McCormack |
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In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 |
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| President | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
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In office September 16, 1940 – January 3, 1947 |
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| President |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | William B. Bankhead |
| Succeeded by | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
| 37th Dean of the United States House of Representatives | |
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In office January 3, 1953 – November 16, 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Robert L. Doughton |
| Succeeded by | Carl Vinson |
| House Minority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
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| Deputy | John William McCormack |
| Preceded by | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
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In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Deputy | John William McCormack |
| Preceded by | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
| House Majority Leader | |
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In office January 3, 1937 – September 16, 1940 |
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| Deputy | Patrick J. Boland |
| Preceded by | William B. Bankhead |
| Succeeded by | John William McCormack |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 4th district |
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In office March 4, 1913 – November 16, 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Choice B. Randell |
| Succeeded by | Ray Roberts |
| Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1911–1913 |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
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In office 1907–1913 |
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Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn January 6, 1882 Kingston, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | November 16, 1961 (aged 79) Bonham, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater |
East Texas Normal College University of Texas School of Law |
| Profession | Law |
| Religion | Primitive Baptist |
Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician who served as the 43rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1940 to 1947, 1949 to 1953, and 1955 to 1961, the longest-serving speaker in American history. He represented Texas' 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1961.
Rayburn was born in Roane County, Tennessee, on January 6, 1882, 24 days before Franklin D. Roosevelt, a fact noted by the news media while Roosevelt was President and Rayburn was Speaker. He was the son of Martha Clementine (Waller) and William Marion Rayburn. In 1887 the Rayburn family moved to a cotton farm near Windom, Texas. Rayburn graduated from East Texas Normal College (now Texas A&M University–Commerce) in Commerce and became a schoolteacher.
He won election to the Texas House of Representatives, beginning his first term in 1907. He attended the University of Texas School of Law while a state representative, and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1908. During his third two-year term in the Texas House, he was elected Speaker of the House at the age of twenty-nine. The next year, he won election to the United States House of Representatives in District 4. He entered Congress in 1913 at the beginning of Woodrow Wilson's presidency and served in office for almost 49 years (more than 24 terms), until the beginning of John F. Kennedy's presidency.
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