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| − | '''Carl Bert Albert''' (1908 - 2000) was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1971-1977 and a [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Oklahoma]]. As Speaker, he was preceded by [[John W. McCormack]] and succeeded by [[Tip O'Neill]]. | + | '''Carl Bert Albert''' (1908 - 2000) was the [[Speaker]] of the [[House of Representatives]] from 1971-1977 and a [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Oklahoma]]. As Speaker, he was preceded by [[John W. McCormack]] and succeeded by [[Tip O'Neill]]. |
| − | He was born in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, | + | He was born in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma on May 10, 1908 and graduated from McAlester High School in 1927. After high school, he attended and graduated from the [[University of Oklahoma, Norman]] in 1931. |
* [[Rhodes Scholarship]] from [[Oxford University]], Oxford, England, 1934 | * [[Rhodes Scholarship]] from [[Oxford University]], Oxford, England, 1934 | ||
* [[lawyer]], private practice | * [[lawyer]], private practice | ||
* United States [[Army]], 1941-1946; awarded the [[Bronze Star]] | * United States [[Army]], 1941-1946; awarded the [[Bronze Star]] | ||
* Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1968 | * Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1968 | ||
| − | * Elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947 | + | * Elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1977) |
| − | * Majority whip ( | + | * Majority whip (84th-87th Congresses) |
| − | * Majority leader ( | + | * Majority leader (87th-91st Congresses) |
| − | * [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] ( | + | * [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (92nd-94th Congresses) |
| − | * Not a candidate for reelection to the | + | * Not a candidate for reelection to the 95th Congress in 1976 |
Albert died on February 4, 2000, in McAlester, Okla. | Albert died on February 4, 2000, in McAlester, Okla. | ||
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[[Category:Former United States Representatives]] | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Speakers of the House | + | [[Category:Speakers of the United States House of Representatives]] |
| + | [[Category:Oklahoma]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:24, June 22, 2021
Carl Bert Albert (1908 - 2000) was the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1971-1977 and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. As Speaker, he was preceded by John W. McCormack and succeeded by Tip O'Neill.
He was born in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma on May 10, 1908 and graduated from McAlester High School in 1927. After high school, he attended and graduated from the University of Oklahoma, Norman in 1931.
- Rhodes Scholarship from Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1934
- lawyer, private practice
- United States Army, 1941-1946; awarded the Bronze Star
- Delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1952, 1956, 1964, and 1968
- Elected as a Democrat to the Eightieth and to the fourteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1977)
- Majority whip (84th-87th Congresses)
- Majority leader (87th-91st Congresses)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives (92nd-94th Congresses)
- Not a candidate for reelection to the 95th Congress in 1976
Albert died on February 4, 2000, in McAlester, Okla.
