Sam Rayburn

Samuel Taliaferro "Sam" Rayburn (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an American politician. He served as the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1940 through 1947, again from 1949 through 1953, and again from 1955 through 1961.

He died of cancer at the age of 79 and is buried at Willow Wild Cemetery.

References

Other websites

 Obituary, NY Times, November 16, 1961, Rayburn Is Dead; Served 17 Years As House Speaker
 The leadership of Speaker Sam Rayburn published 1961, hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
 "Mister Speaker", Time Magazine, September 27, 1943 
 RAYBURN: MR. SPEAKER (A feature length documentary about Sam Rayburn's life and career)
 The Friends of Sam Rayburn Website 
 Sam Rayburn House Museum Website
 Address Delivered by The Honorable Sam Rayburn at the Dedication of the Marker over the Graves of His Great-Great Grandfather Col. George Waller and his wife Ann Winston Carr, Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Virginia, May 6, 1951
 Associated Press, August 16, 2014 - Letter provides peek at personal Sam Rayburn 

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