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| − | '''Carl Bert Albert''' | + | '''Carl Bert Albert''' (1908 - 2000) was a cousin of Charles Wesley Vursell and a [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Oklahoma]]; born in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla., May 10, 1908 |
* Graduated from McAlester High School, McAlester, Okla., 1927 | * Graduated from McAlester High School, McAlester, Okla., 1927 | ||
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* [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Ninety-second through Ninety-fourth Congresses) | * [[Speaker of the House of Representatives]] (Ninety-second through Ninety-fourth Congresses) | ||
* Not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976 | * Not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976 | ||
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| + | Albert died on February 4, 2000, in McAlester, Okla. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Albert, Carl Bert}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Albert, Carl Bert}} | ||
| − | [[Category:United States Representatives]] | + | [[Category:Former United States Representatives]] |
[[Category:Speakers of the House(US)]] | [[Category:Speakers of the House(US)]] | ||
Revision as of 19:48, November 12, 2008
Carl Bert Albert (1908 - 2000) was a cousin of Charles Wesley Vursell and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma; born in North McAlester, Pittsburg County, Okla., May 10, 1908
- Graduated from McAlester High School, McAlester, Okla., 1927
- Graduated from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla., 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 (Eighty-fourth through Eighty-seventh Congresses)
- Majority leader (Eighty-seventh through Ninety-first Congresses)
- Speaker of the House of Representatives (Ninety-second through Ninety-fourth Congresses)
- Not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976
Albert died on February 4, 2000, in McAlester, Okla.