Biographical Data: Sam Rayburn
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Name Sam Rayburn
Full Name Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn
Date of Birth:Jan 6, 1882Birthplace: Kingston, Tennessee
Date of Death: Nov 16, 1961 | 79 yrs old Place of death: Bonham, Texas
Religion: Primitive Baptist
Office Held:  43rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
Political Party: Democratic Congress:76th
Date entered office: Sep 16, 1940 (58 yrs old) Preceded by: William B. Bankhead
Date left office: Jan 2, 1941 (58 yrs old) Reason:
Political Party: Democratic Congress:77th
Date entered office: Jan 3, 1941 (58 yrs old) Preceded by:
Date left office: Jan 2, 1943 (60 yrs old) Reason:
Political Party: Democratic Congress:78th
Date entered office: Jan 6, 1943 (60 yrs old) Preceded by:
Date left office: Jan 2, 1945 (62 yrs old) Reason:
Political Party: Democratic Congress:79th
Date entered office: Jan 3, 1945 (62 yrs old) Preceded by:
Date left office: Jan 2, 1947 (64 yrs old) Reason:
Political Party: Democratic Congress:81st
Date entered office: Jan 3, 1949 (66 yrs old) Preceded by: Joseph William Martin Jr.
Date left office: Jan 2, 1951 (68 yrs old) Reason:
Political Party: Democratic Congress:82nd
Date entered office: Jan 3, 1951 (68 yrs old) Preceded by:
Date left office: Jan 2, 1953 (70 yrs old) Reason:
Political Party: Democratic Congress:84th
Date entered office: Jan 3, 1955 (72 yrs old) Preceded by: Joseph William Martin Jr.
Date left office: Jan 2, 1957 (74 yrs old) Reason:
Political Party: Democratic Congress:85th
Date entered office: Jan 3, 1957 (74 yrs old) Preceded by:
Date left office: Jan 2, 1959 (76 yrs old) Reason:
Political Party: Democratic Congress:86th
Date entered office: Jan 7, 1959 (77 yrs old) Preceded by:
Date left office: Jan 2, 1961 (78 yrs old) Reason:
Political Party: Democratic Congress:87th
Date entered office: Jan 3, 1961 (78 yrs old) Preceded by:
Date left office: Nov 16, 1961 (79 yrs old) Reason: