page_title: 72nd United States Congress
section_title: House of Representatives
hierarchical_section_title: 72nd United States Congress / Leadership / House of Representatives
caption_attribution_description: John Nance Garner by en:Howard Chandler Christy (1873 - 1952) Oil on canvas, 1937 Sight measurement Height: 45.63 inches (115.9 cm) Width: 38.75 inches (98.4 cm) Signature (lower left corner): Howard Chandler Christy / 1937 Cat. no. 31.00007.000 source
context_page_description: The 72nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931, to March 4, 1933, during the last two years of Herbert Hoover's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Decennial Census of the United States in 1910. The Senate had a Republican majority. The House started with a very slim Republican majority, but by the time it first met in December 1931, the Democrats had gained a majority through special elections.
context_section_description: Speaker: John N. Garner (D)
  Republican Nicholas Longworth, House Speaker in the previous Congress, was presumed to be elected Speaker with his party's relatively tiny 3-seat majority.  However Longworth died April 9, 1931 and by the time the 72nd Congress convened in December 1931, Democrats had gained enough seats through deaths and special elections to become the majority party and elect Democrat John Garner as Speaker.
caption: House Speaker John Garner (D)
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