CONGRESSMAN TENNESSEE SENATOR POWERFUL US SPEAKER HOUSE BYRNS LETTER SIGNED 1935
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JOSEPH WELLINGTON "JO" BYRNS, SR.(1869 - 1936)41stSPEAKER OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1935-1936, 14-TERM US DEMOCRATICPARTY CONGRESSMAN FROM TENNESSEE 1909-1936, TENNESSEE STATE SENATOR 1901-1903&MEMBER OF THE TENNESSEE STATE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES 1895-1901.Byrns was widelyrespected and his influence grew as his seniority did. He was chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 1928 to 1935.In 1931 he was appointed chairman of the powerful Ho...useAppropriations Committee and in 1933 became House MajorityLeader. In 1935 he became Speaker of the House.<<>> HERE'S A LETTER SIGNEDBY BYRNS ON “THE SPEAKER’S ROOMS - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S.” LETTERHEAD, 1p., DATED AT WASHINGTON D. C., FEB. 1st, 1935 TO NOTED COLLECTORASHLEY T. COLE, COMPLYING WITH HIS REQUEST.The document measures 8”x 10½” and is in VERY FINE CONDITION – BOLDLY EXECUTED BY BYRNS!A FINE ADDITION TO YOURAMERICAN POLITICAL HISTORY AUTOGRAPH, MANUSCRIPT & EPHEMERA COLLECTION!!BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OFTHE HONORABLEJOSEPH W. BYRNSJoseph Wellington "Jo" Byrns Sr. (July20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term DemocraticCongressman from Tennessee, and as the 41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.BiographyByrns was born in Cedar Hill, RobertsonCounty, Tennessee, son of James Henry Byrns and Mary Emily Jackson.He was named for a maternal uncle, Joseph William Green Jackson, who died inthe American Civil War.His great-grandfather, James Byrns, Esq., figures in the legend of The BellWitch, and is mentioned in the Authenticated History of The Bell Witch byMartin Van Buren Ingram. A graduate of public schools, he displayed a strongearly interest in politics and was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1894 and reelected in1896 and 1898. In 1900 he was elected to the Tennessee StateSenate. In 1902, he ran for district attorney of DavidsonCounty, Tennessee, but was defeated — his only unsuccessfulpolitical race in 18 efforts. In 1908, Byrns received the Democratic nominationfor U.S. Representative and was elected in November of that year to a termbeginning March 4, 1909. He served in the House for the rest of his life. Byrns was widely respected and his influence grew as hisseniority did. He was chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee from 1928 to 1935. In 1931 he was appointed chairmanof the powerful HouseAppropriations Committee and in 1933 became House MajorityLeader. In 1935 he became Speaker of the House. Byrns suffered a serious heart attack at his Washingtonhome on the evening of June 4, 1936. The Speaker died before he could be takento a hospital. His funeral, attended byPresident Roosevelt and other dignitaries, was held in the United StatesCapitol. He was interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. His son Jo Byrns Jr. later served a single term inthe House but never achieved the popularity of Jo Sr. Byrns was also an active Civitan.I am a proud member ofthe Universal Autograph Collectors Club (UACC), The Ephemera Society ofAmerica, the Manuscript Society and the American Political Items Collectors(APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). I subscribe to each organizations'code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed. ~Providing quality service andhistorical memorabilia online for over twenty years.~
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