Known for movies
Short Info
Died | November 16, 1961, Bonham, Texas, United States |
Spouse | Metze Jones |
Fact | Pictured on a 4¢ US postage stamp issued in his honor, 16 September 1966. |
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was born on January 6, 1882, in Roane County, Tennessee. His parents were William Marion Rayburn and Martha Waller Rayburn. He had four brothers and four sisters. His father was a farmer and his mother was a homemaker. Rayburn was educated in the public schools of Roane County. He graduated from high school in 1900. In 1903, he enrolled in Emory and Henry College in Virginia. He did not stay long, however, and transferred to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville the following year. He graduated from Tennessee in 1907 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Rayburn began his career as a schoolteacher. He taught in various schools in Tennessee and Texas. In 1910, he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. He served in the House until 1913, when he was elected to the Texas Senate. He served in the Senate until 1921. In 1922, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Texas’s 10th congressional district. He served in the House for the next 48 years, until his death in 1961.
Rayburn was a member of the Democratic Party. He served as Speaker of the House from 1940 to 1947 and from 1949 to 1953. He also served as Minority Leader from 1931 to 1933 and from 1935 to 1937. In 1961, he was elected Majority Leader, a position he held until his death.
Rayburn was a close friend of President Lyndon B. Johnson. When Johnson became president in 1963, after the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Rayburn became one of his most trusted advisers.
Rayburn died of cancer on November 16, 1961, at the age of 79. He is buried in his hometown of Bonham, Texas.
Rayburn’s net worth at the time of his death was estimated at $2 million.
General Info
Died | November 16, 1961, Bonham, Texas, United States |
Profession | Lawyer |
Education | Texas A&M University–Commerce, University of Texas School of Law |
Nationality | American |
Family
Spouse | Metze Jones |
Siblings | Tom Rayburn, Lucinda Rayburn, Richard Rayburn, Abner Love Rayburn, Medibel Rayburn Bartley, Katherine Rayburn Thomas |
Social profile links
Quotes
# | Quote |
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1 | [advice to the recently-elected Harry Truman] The sycophants will stand in the rain a week to see you and will treat you like a king. They'll come sliding in and tell you you're the greatest man alive. But you know and I know you ain't. |
Facts
# | Fact |
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1 | The longest-serving Speaker of the House in U.S. history, he occupied the office three times: 1940-1947, 1949-1953 and 1955-1961. |
2 | Pictured on a 4¢ US postage stamp issued in his honor, 16 September 1966. |
3 | U.S. congressional representative from Texas (1913-1961). |
Movies
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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See It Now | 1953 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Rayburn: Mr. Speaker | Documentary post-production | Himself | |
Sputnik Fever | 2007 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
In the Shadow of the Moon | 2007 | Documentary | Himself - in Congress, beside Vice President Lyndon Johnson (uncredited) |
Tank on the Moon | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Speaker of U.S. House of Representatives |
Day of Infamy | 2001 | Video documentary short | Himself - in Congress Behind FDR |
Unsung Heroes of Pearl Harbor | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - In Congress Behind FDR (uncredited) |
The Speeches of Malcolm X | 1997 | Video documentary | Himself - at Democratic Convention with Truman |
Our Time in Hell: The Korean War | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Sports on the Silver Screen | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
The Fifties | 1997 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
Biography | 1996 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
Stalking the President: A History of American Assassins | 1992 | Documentary | Himself - at Truman Inauguration, Behind Vinson |
Executive Action | 1973 | Himself (listens to Test Ban speech) (unconfirmed, uncredited) | |
Days of Infamy | 1962 | Short documentary | Himself - in Congress Behind FDR |
Attack in the Pacific | 1944 | Documentary | Himself - in Congress Behind FDR |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia