All About Sam Rayburn: Age, Measurements, Height, Net Worth



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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.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia