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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. 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. He holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving for over 17 years (among his three separate tenures).

Sam Rayburn - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American politician (1882–1961) This article is about the politician. For the football player, see Sam Rayburn (American football) . For things named after the politician, see § Named in his honor . "Mr. Democrat" redirects here. For general uses of the term, see Democrat . [[University of Texas School of Law]]"},"profession":{"wt":"[[Lawyer]]"},"caption":{"wt":"Rayburn in 1950"}},"i":0}}]}'> Sam Rayburn Rayburn in 1950 43rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives In office January 3, 1955 – November 16

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