US SPEAKER HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES FDR DEAL CONGRESSMAN IL SIGNED PHOTO 1934
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HENRY THOMAS RAINEY
(1860 -1934)40th SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATESHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and LEADER OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS – THIRD INLINE FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1934, HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER 1931-1933&PROMINENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONGRESSMAN FROM ILLINOIS1903-1921 and 1923-1934.Rainey rose to Speaker of the House, during the famous Hundred Days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. Raineygave the Roosevelt administration carte blanche to do wh...atever it wanted, allowingalmost the entirety of FDR’s “New Deal” legislation tobe passed with little or no changes.<<>> HERE’S A SCARCE SIGNEDPHOTOGRAPH BY RAINEY WITH AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED and DATED:“Very TrulyHenry T. RaineySpeaker House of RepresentativesWashington D CJan 3rd 1934”The document measures8” x 10” and is in very fine, clean and crisp condition.A FINE ADDITION TO YOUR AMERICANPOLITICAL, HISTORY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!<>>::<<>BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE HONORABLEHENRY T. RAINEYHenry Thomas Rainey (August 20, 1860 – August 19, 1934)was a prominent American politicianduring the first third of the 20th century. A member of the DemocraticParty from Illinois, he served inthe United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 andfrom 1923 to his death. He rose to Speaker of the House, during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D.Roosevelt in 1933.BiographyEarly yearsRainey attended the public schools and Knox Academy and Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. He transferred to, and graduated from Amherst College in 1883 and then the Union College ofLaw, in Chicago which he graduated in 1885. He was admitted to thebar in 1885 and commenced practice in Carrollton, Ill. Political careerRainey was appointed master in chancery for Greene County, Ill., from 1887 until 1895, when he resigned, and returned to private practice.He then decided to return to politics in 1902 getting elected to Congress andserving for nine terms before losing to Guy L. Shaw in 1920. Two years later, hewon back his seat and served until his death. LeadershipDue to the Great Depression, the Republican partylost its majority in a landslide, and, with John Nance Garner elevated to the Speakership, Rainey ran for, and defeated John McDuffie for the Majority leadership.McDuffie remained as Whip. Speaker of the HouseWith Speaker Garner having been inaugurated Vice Presidenton March 4, 1933, Rainey, being next in line, was elected Speaker of the Housewhen PresidentRoosevelt called a special session of Congress two days later. Raineygave the Roosevelt administration carte blanche to do whatever it wanted, allowing almost the entire New Deal to be passedwith little or no changes. More reforms were passed during the regular sessionstarting December. Rainey died of a heart attack the following summer, on theeve of his seventy-fourth birthday, before the new Congress could meet. I am a proud member of the Universal AutographCollectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Societyand the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) (member name: JohnLissandrello). I subscribe to each organizations' code of ethics andauthenticity is guaranteed. ~Providing quality service and historical memorabiliaonline for over 20 years.~
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(1860 -1934)40th SPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATESHOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and LEADER OF THE HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS – THIRD INLINE FOR THE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1934, HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER 1931-1933&PROMINENT DEMOCRATIC PARTY CONGRESSMAN FROM ILLINOIS1903-1921 and 1923-1934.Rainey rose to Speaker of the House, during the famous Hundred Days of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. Raineygave the Roosevelt administration carte blanche to do wh...atever it wanted, allowingalmost the entirety of FDR’s “New Deal” legislation tobe passed with little or no changes.<<>> HERE’S A SCARCE SIGNEDPHOTOGRAPH BY RAINEY WITH AN AUTOGRAPH NOTE SIGNED and DATED:“Very TrulyHenry T. RaineySpeaker House of RepresentativesWashington D CJan 3rd 1934”The document measures8” x 10” and is in very fine, clean and crisp condition.A FINE ADDITION TO YOUR AMERICANPOLITICAL, HISTORY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!<>>::<<>BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF THE HONORABLEHENRY T. RAINEYHenry Thomas Rainey (August 20, 1860 – August 19, 1934)was a prominent American politicianduring the first third of the 20th century. A member of the DemocraticParty from Illinois, he served inthe United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 andfrom 1923 to his death. He rose to Speaker of the House, during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D.Roosevelt in 1933.BiographyEarly yearsRainey attended the public schools and Knox Academy and Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. He transferred to, and graduated from Amherst College in 1883 and then the Union College ofLaw, in Chicago which he graduated in 1885. He was admitted to thebar in 1885 and commenced practice in Carrollton, Ill. Political careerRainey was appointed master in chancery for Greene County, Ill., from 1887 until 1895, when he resigned, and returned to private practice.He then decided to return to politics in 1902 getting elected to Congress andserving for nine terms before losing to Guy L. Shaw in 1920. Two years later, hewon back his seat and served until his death. LeadershipDue to the Great Depression, the Republican partylost its majority in a landslide, and, with John Nance Garner elevated to the Speakership, Rainey ran for, and defeated John McDuffie for the Majority leadership.McDuffie remained as Whip. Speaker of the HouseWith Speaker Garner having been inaugurated Vice Presidenton March 4, 1933, Rainey, being next in line, was elected Speaker of the Housewhen PresidentRoosevelt called a special session of Congress two days later. Raineygave the Roosevelt administration carte blanche to do whatever it wanted, allowing almost the entire New Deal to be passedwith little or no changes. More reforms were passed during the regular sessionstarting December. Rainey died of a heart attack the following summer, on theeve of his seventy-fourth birthday, before the new Congress could meet. I am a proud member of the Universal AutographCollectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Societyand the American Political Items Collectors (APIC) (member name: JohnLissandrello). I subscribe to each organizations' code of ethics andauthenticity is guaranteed. ~Providing quality service and historical memorabiliaonline for over 20 years.~
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