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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.
In 1940, Rayburn was selected to replace the deceased William Bankhead as Speaker of the House, a position he held for a record number 17 years. He also served as minority leader during the 80th and 83rd Congresses, the two periods of Republican majorities in the House of Representatives.
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.
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.
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...
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.
As a young man, Sam Rayburn audaciously declared that he would study law, enter politics, and one day serve in the United States Congress. He went on to spend forty-nine years in the U.S. House of Representatives, including a record seventeen years as House Speaker.
Sam Rayburn, a Democrat from the State of Texas, was the longest-serving Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. He served in the House for 48 years, stating late in his career: “I am one man in public life who is satisfied, who has achieved every ambition of his youth.”
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.
