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Sam Rayburn

Sam Rayburn

Political figure tracked on midtermpolls.com

Biography

Born 1882-01-06 · Died 1961-11-16

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1955-1961), American politician (1882–1961)

Occupations

  • politician
  • lawyer

Terms in office & positions

  • United States representative — 1913-03-04 – 1961-11-16
  • member of the Texas House of Representatives — 1907-01-08 – 1913-01-14
  • Speaker of the United States House of Representatives — 1955-01-03 – 1961-11-16
  • Speaker of the United States House of Representatives — 1949-01-03 – 1953-01-03
  • Speaker of the United States House of Representatives — 1940-09-16 – 1947-01-03
  • Dean of the United States House of Representatives — 1953-01-03 – 1961-11-16
  • Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives

Offices & 2026 races

No current office or 2026 race on file from our delegation data.