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Jun 27, 2018 · Sam Rayburn. Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn. views 3,576,355 updated 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.
Visitors to Sam Rayburn House State Historic Site walk in the Rayburn family’s footsteps while exploring the life and home of Sam Rayburn. Tours include the downstairs and the upstairs rooms of Rayburn’s home as well as the site grounds and outbuildings.
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Who we are. 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.
Sam Rayburn House History. Sam Rayburn’s political career began when he won a seat in the Texas House of Representatives in 1906; he was 24 years old. While in Austin serving in the legislature, Rayburn attended and graduated from law school at the University of Texas. After two terms, Rayburn was re-elected to serve as speaker of the Texas ...
Samuel T. Rayburn. Sam Rayburn (1882-1961), Texas legislator, congressman, and longtime speaker of the United States House of Representatives, was born near the Clinch River in Roane County, eastern Tennessee, on January 6, 1882, son of William Marion and Martha (Waller) 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.
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn 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 a Democrat from 1913 to 1961.
