Jim Wright

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Jim Wright was an American Democratic politician from Texas who served as a powerful congressional leader and later Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1980s.

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Jim Wright canonical 11

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instanceOf Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
human
politician
awardReceived Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
surface form: Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)
birthName James Claude Wright Jr.
causeOfDeath complications from a fall
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-12-22
dateOfDeath 2015-05-06
describedBySource Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
surface form: United States Congressional Biographical Directory
educatedAt University of Texas at Austin
Weatherford College
endTime 1989-06-06
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Wright
givenName Jim
holdsPosition Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
surface form: Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1987–1989)
legislativeBody Texas House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
surface form: Democratic Party (United States)
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces
militaryRank captain
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Balance of Power
Reflections of a Public Man
occupation author
military officer
politician
officeContested Texas in the United States Senate
surface form: United States Senate from Texas
placeOfBirth Fort Worth, Texas
surface form: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
placeOfDeath Fort Worth, Texas
surface form: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
positionHeld Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
Mayor of Weatherford, Texas
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
U.S. Representative
surface form: United States representative

member of the Texas House of Representatives
precededBy Tip O'Neill
religion Baptist
representedDistrict Texas's 12th congressional district
residence Fort Worth, Texas
surface form: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
sexOrGender male
spouse Betty Wright
startTime 1987-01-06
succeededBy Tom Foley
workLocation Fort Worth, Texas
surface form: Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Washington, D.C.

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95th Congress houseMajorityLeader Jim Wright
subject surface form: 95th United States Congress
Tip O'Neill succeededBy Jim Wright
Balance of Power author Jim Wright
Balance of Power about Jim Wright
Betty Wright spouse Jim Wright
Betty Wright partnerInCareerOf Jim Wright