Samuel T. Rayburn Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Samuel_Rayburn
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Texas_at_Austin
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Rayburn_House_Office_Building
gptkb:Sam_Rayburn_Award_for_Political_Excellence
gptkb:Sam_Rayburn_High_School
gptkb:Sam_Rayburn_State_Park
Sam Rayburn Memorial Library
gptkbp:birth_date 1882-01-06
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Bonham,_Texas
gptkbp:children Samuel T. Rayburn III
gptkbp:committee gptkb:House_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Interstate_and_Foreign_Commerce
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Rules
gptkbp:death_date 1961-11-16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samuel T. Rayburn Jr.
gptkbp:image Samuel_ T_ Rayburn.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:known_for Long tenure as Speaker
gptkbp:legacy Supporter of education funding
Promoter of social welfare programs
Advocate for rural electrification
Champion of civil rights legislation
Influence on modern legislative process
gptkbp:members gptkb:United_States_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Sam_Rayburn
gptkbp:notable_work Legislation on Social Security
Legislation on Civil Rights
Legislation on the G. I. Bill
gptkbp:occupation Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Bonham,_Texas
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:1961
1913
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_B._Bankhead
gptkbp:religion gptkb:church
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:school_district gptkb:Texas's_4th_congressional_district
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:battle
gptkbp:service_years 1917-1919
gptkbp:spouse Evelyn Rayburn
gptkbp:state gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_A._Mc_Cormack
gptkbp:term_end 1961-01-06
gptkbp:term_start 1940-01-03