Henry T. Rainey

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Henry T. Rainey was an American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during the early New Deal era under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
continentOfCitizenship North America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer United States Congress
familyName Rainey
fieldOfWork law
politics
givenName Henry
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
notableRole Presided over House passage of early New Deal measures
notableWork Support for early New Deal legislation
occupation lawyer
politician
partOf United States government
surface form: United States federal government
politicalAlignment New Deal Democrat
positionHeld Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
sexOrGender male
sharesBorderWith Roosevelt administration
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt administration (as Speaker during early New Deal)
stateRepresented Illinois
workLocation Washington, D.C.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Joseph W. Byrns preceded by Henry T. Rainey
John Nance Garner succeededAsSpeakerBy Henry T. Rainey