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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.
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.
Sam Rayburn (1882–1961) served as congressman for 48 years. Rayburn participated in the passage of most of the significant legislation in the first half of the twentieth century. In 1940, Rayburn became Speaker of the House of Representatives, a position he held longer than any other individual in history.
Jun 27, 2018 · Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (1882-1961) served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives longer than any man in the nation's history. 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.
Jan 2, 2019 · On one side stood House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, a Democrat who was elected to Congress in 1912, the same year Woodrow Wilson won his first term in the White House. Rayburn, 79, had been...
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.
May 27, 2024 · The Sam Rayburn Museum documents the life and career of Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn (1882–1961). Rayburn’s tenure as a Congressman, from 1913 to 1961, spanned 48 years, nearly 25 terms, and 8 presidents. He remains the longest-serving House Speaker in American history.
