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    States House of Representatives. Byrns was born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County, Tennessee, son of James Henry Byrns and Mary Emily Jackson. He was named...
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    Jo Byrns High School is a public high school in Cedar Hill, Tennessee. It is part of Robertson County School district. The school has 559 students in grades...
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  • Society Harold Byrns (1903–1977), German-American conductor and orchestrator Joseph W. Byrns Jr. (1903–1973), U.S. attorney and politician Jo Byrns (1869–1936)...
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    Joseph Wellington Byrns Jr. (August 15, 1903 – March 8, 1973) was an American attorney and one-term U.S. Representative from Tennessee. Byrns was born in Davidson...
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  • farming family. Her family operated a pig processing plant. She attended Jo Byrns High School, graduating with the class of 1983; she graduated with a degree...
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    Democrats. On June 4, 1936, he was chosen Speaker of the House to succeed Jo Byrns, who had died that morning. Bankhead served as Speaker until his death...
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    Bachmann (West Virginia) 73rd 1933–1935 Arthur H. Greenwood (Indiana) Jo Byrns (Tennessee) — Dem Majority – Henry T. Rainey (Illinois) Harry L. Englebright...
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  • 1934 Henry Thomas Rainey Illinois 20 74th January 3, 1935 – June 4, 1936 Jo Byrns Tennessee 5 June 4, 1936 – January 3, 1937 William B. Bankhead Alabama 7...
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    in an upset, defeating the incumbent, one-term Democratic Congressman Jo Byrns Jr. Upon swearing-in, he immediately joined the Democratic caucus, and...
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  • 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost renomination. 1923–1933 [data missing] Jo Byrns (Nashville) Democratic March 4, 1933 – June 4, 1936 73rd 74th Redistricted...
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    Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 301. Jo Byrns, who became Speaker of the House of Representatives, was born in Cedar...
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  • Great Depression. Presiding over this joint session was the House speaker, Jo Byrns, accompanied by John Nance Garner, the vice president, in his capacity...
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  • Cordell Hull (D) George Gordon (D) 61st (1909–1911) Richard W. Austin (R) Jo Byrns (D) Zachary Massey (R) 62nd (1911–1913) Sam R. Sells (R) Kenneth McKellar...
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  • representative from Alabama (1899–1919) Jo Byrns (LL.B 1882), 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Joseph W. Byrns Jr. (J.D. 1928), United States...
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    U.S. Senate June 4, 1936: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Jo Byrns died. William B. Bankhead was then elected later that day. November 3,...
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  • W. Byrnes (1913–1985), Wisconsin State Senate Jo Byrns (1869–1936), Tennessee State Senate Samuel Byrns (1848–1914), Missouri State Senate Senator Burns...
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    to McFarland. March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 Elected in 1886. Retired. Jo Byrns Democratic March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1933 6th Elected in 1908. Redistricted...
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    Succeeded by Jo Byrns Leader of the House Democratic Caucus In office March 9, 1933 – August 19, 1934 Preceded by John Nance Garner Succeeded by Jo Byrns House...
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    died in office within six years. (Henry Thomas Rainey died in 1934 and Jo Byrns in 1936.) Rayburn's first major crisis after assuming the speakership was...
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    April 1, 1934 November 6, 1952 Adolph Sabath Democratic IL March 4, 1907 Jo Byrns (1935–1936) William B. Bankhead (1936–1940) Sam Rayburn (1940–1947) Joseph...
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    by a large margin. The district's best-known congressman was probably Jo Byrns, who represented the district from 1909 to 1936 and was Speaker of the...
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    (1860–1934) Illinois 20 March 9, 1933 August 19, 1934   Himself 1933–1934 74th Jo Byrns (1869–1936) Tennessee 5 January 3, 1935 June 4, 1936   Himself 1935–1936...
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  • Pauline Byrns (May 6, 1917 – September 18, 1990) was an American singer who recorded successfully in the swing era of the late 1930s and 1940s, notably...
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  • Williams - U.S. Senator (1815-1823). Member of Overton Lodge #5.: 279  Jo Byrns - Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1935). Past Master...
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  • 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Lost renomination. 1903–1913 [data missing] Jo Byrns (Nashville) Democratic March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1933 61st 62nd 63rd 64th...
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      Majority party Minority party   Leader Jo Byrns Bertrand Snell Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1935 March 4, 1931 Leader's seat Tennessee 5th...
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  • from Alabama (1899–1919) Jo Byrns (LL.B 1882) – 41st speaker of the United States House of Representatives Joseph W. Byrns Jr. (J.D. 1928) – United States...
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  • Rockwood High School, Rockwood Midway High School Roane County High School Jo Byrns High School, Cedar Hill East Robertson High School, Cross Plains Springfield...
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    and industry, famous musicians and singers, and politicians, among them Jo Byrns; Al Gore, Sr.; Nathan Bachman; Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who sent...
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    ▌Abe Davidson (Republican) 18.3% Tennessee 6 Jo Byrns Democratic 1908 Incumbent re-elected. ▌Y Jo Byrns (Democratic) Uncontested Tennessee 7 William C...
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