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James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989.
- 1941–1946
- City Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas
May 6, 2015 · DALLAS (AP) — As a member of what he called "the people's house" for more than a generation, Texas Democrat Jim Wright was known for his rich oratorical skills in the U.S. House. He never relied on them more than the day in 1989 when he told those who had elected him speaker that he was prepared to resign after being accused of violating ethics rules dozens of times. The congressman, who ...
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DALLAS (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright, the longtime Texas Democrat who became the first House speaker in the nation's history to be driven out of office in midterm, has died at age 92.
Jim Wright occupies a kind of shadow territory in Washington memory. He rose to be speaker of the House, arguably the second most powerful job in the country. For a season he challenged the ...
James Claude Wright, Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician from Texas. He served for 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the Speaker of the House from 1987 to 1989.
James Wright (governor) (1716–1785), British colonial governor of the province of Georgia, and 1st Baronet, of Carolside J. Skelly Wright (1911–1988), American judge James A. Wright (Pennsylvania politician) (1902–1963), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
May 6, 2015 · Jim Wright, a Texas Democrat, was the first speaker of the U.S. House of Representative to resign under a cloud of misconduct. His ouster in 1989 was a milestone in the ascendancy of political ...
