This former speaker of the Texas state house was Speaker of the House in the 76th & 87th Congresses
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List of Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives - Wikipedia  The Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives is the presiding officer of the Texas House of Representatives. For more information about the office and powers of the Speaker see Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. Contents. [hide]. 1 Republic of Texas; 2 State of Texas; 3 Notes; 4 References ... Speakers of the House of Representatives in the Congresses of the Republic...
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Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn of Texas | US House of ...  Sam Rayburn of Texas, the longest serving Speaker in House history, was born in ... the 76th through 79th, 81st through 82nd, and 84th to 87th Congresses...
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Women in the United States House of Representatives - Wikipedia  Women have served in the United States House of Representatives since the 1917 entrance of ... Nancy Pelosi, former Speaker of the House, the first woman in that position. .... numbers and "% of women" include all female House members of the given Congress ... 87th, 19611963, 18, 7, 38.9%, 3.5%, 11, 61.1%, 3.4%.
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RAYBURN, Samuel Taliaferro | US House of Representatives ...  ... Speaker of the House - 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 81st, 82nd, 84th, 85th, 86th, 87th ... RAYBURN, Samuel Taliaferro, a Representative from Texas; born near ... of the State house of representatives 1907-1913, and served as speaker during the ... and Eighty-third Congresses); elected Speaker of the House of Representatives...
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List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives ...  The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the United States House of ... during a Congress a new Speaker is elected by a majority of the House from ... The number of presidents pro tempore from each state are: ..... Since the resignation of John Boehner on October 29, 2015 there are four living former speakers.
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List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives ...  The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the United States House of ... The House has elected a new Speaker 124 times since 1789. ... Theodore M. Pomeroy had the shortest tenure of any speaker, serving March 34, 1869. ... Thomas Brackett Reed, and John W. Taylorserved non-consecutive terms of office.
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SPEAKER FOLEY WANTS TO GET HOUSE `BACK TO BUSINESS ...  Jun 8, 1989 ... By Robert P. Hey June 8, 1989 ... The second is the view that ethical wrongdoing ought to be ferreted ... House majority whip Tony Coelho has already resigned under an ... Former US House Speaker Tom Foley remembered for ... Former House Speaker Jim Wright, who resigned over ethics charges, has...
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Jim Wright - Wikipedia  James Claude Wright, Jr. (December 22, 1922  May 6, 2015), usually known as Jim Wright, was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989. Wright resigned from the House in 1989 because of a scandal. ... His retelling of his wartime exploits is contained in his 2005 book The Flying...
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speakers of the house - History, Art & Archives - U.S. House of ...  UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of 3. SPEAKERS OF ... character.  Speaker Joseph G. Cannon ... (19771987) while J. Dennis Hastert has the longest consecutive service for a Republican. Speaker ... Henry T. Rainey of Illinois was elected Speaker on March 9, 1933, at the age of 72.  First Speaker to...
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Tom DeLay - Wikipedia  Thomas Dale DeLay is a former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Texas's 22nd congressional district from 1985 until 2006. He was Republican Party (GOP) House Majority Leader from 200305. ... In 1995, he was elected House Majority Whip. With the Republicans in control of both...
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District | John Culberson - U.S. House of Representatives  The Seventh Congressional District of Texas was created in Houston in 1966 as a ... the second Republican to represent Texas in the House this century and the first to ... He was unopposed for re-election to the House in 1968 and served until...
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Sam Rayburn - Wikipedia  Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882  November 16, 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for 17 years, the longest tenure in U.S. history. He is one of six Speakers to serve more than one non-consecutive term, and ... During his third two-year term in the Texas House, he was elected Speaker...
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Tallulah Brockman Bankhead (1902 - 1968) - Genealogy - Geni  Feb 23, 2016 ... Daughter of William B. Bankhead, 47th Speaker of the United States House of .... Born to a prestigious family (her father became a prominent ... Her father was the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 19361940. ... She was famous not only as an actress but also for her many affairs,...
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Ann Richards - U.S. Governor - Biography.com  May 15, 2014 ... Former Texas governor Ann Richards was the feisty politician who once ... as a keynote speaker in the 1988 Democratic National Convention and ... She was elected county commissioner in 1976, then state treasurer in 1982.
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To Imagine A Gingrich Presidency, Look To The '90s | WHQR  Nov 18, 2011 ... Newt Gingrich served as speaker of the House of Representatives for four turbulent ... In 1997, he was fined $300,000 for violating House ethics rules relating to a ... or inappropriate attention to the House, I apologize," he said.
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51st through 60th - Guide to Speakers of the Texas House - Texas ...  During his second term, he served as acting speaker of the House during the ... 1934; the 43rd Legislature's 3rd called session, August 27 to September 25, 1934; and ... person in Texas history to serve two consecutive terms as House speaker, .... the 1940s, but also including a February 3, 1991, New York Times column by...
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Former House Speaker Tom Foley Dead at 84 | FOX40  Oct 18, 2013 ... ... represented Washington state in the House for 30 years and served as speaker from 1989 to ... He was succeeded as speaker by then-Rep.
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Ex-House speaker Jim Wright dies in Texas at 92 - San Antonio ...  May 6, 2015 ... WASHINGTON  Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright, a towering ... Embodying an era of Democratic clout in the state, Wright wielded ... with a formal complaint filed by Gingrich in 1987, leading to a House ... Downfall came in 1987 ... A 1989 report suggested Wright had skirted limits on congressional...
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61st through 70th - Guide to Speakers of the Texas House - Texas ...  The 52nd Legislature's regular session, January 9 to June 8, 1951. ... JK 4830 P737 1982 Center for American History Copy 2. ... Interview with Rueben Senterfitt and his wife Pat conducted at his San Saba home by Dr. Patrick ... Books: Allan Shivers: the Pied Piper of Texas politics. Written by Sam Kinch and Stuart Long.
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Jim Wright - Wikipedia  James Claude Wright, Jr. (December 22, 1922  May 6, 2015), usually known as Jim Wright, was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from Texas who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989. Wright resigned from the House in 1989 because of a scandal. .... On June 6, the Democratic Caucus brought Wright's speakership to an end...
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Sam Rayburn - Wikipedia  Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882  November 16, 1961) was a Democratic lawmaker from Bonham, Texas, who served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of ... 5.1 Named in honor of Rayburn ... During his third two-year term in the Texas House, he was elected Speaker of the House at the age of...