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'''Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn''' (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] who held the longest tenure in history, seventeen years, as the Speaker of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from north [[Texas]], he was the 43rd House Speaker and represented Texas' 4th congressional district from 1913 to 1961.  

'''Samuel Taliaferro “Sam” Rayburn''' (January 6, 1882 – November 16, 1961) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] who held the longest tenure in history, seventeen years, as the Speaker of the [[United States House of Representatives]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] from northern [[Texas]], he was the 43rd House Speaker and represented the state's 4th congressional district from 1913 to 1961.  

A native of Roane County, [[Tennessee]], Rayburn mowed with his family to Texas in 1887 at the age of five. He briefly taught school until he was elected from District 34 in the Texas House of Representatives. He obtained his legal credentials through the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1912, when [[Woodrow Wilson]] defeated [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[William Howard Taft]] for the presidency. He continually won reelection through 1960 and died in office a year thereafter. An associate of [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[John Nance Garner]], Rayburn was a mentor to later [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], who served with Rayburn in the House from 1937 to 1949.

A native of Roane County, [[Tennessee]], Rayburn mowed with his family to Texas in 1887 at the age of five. He briefly taught school until he was elected from District 34 in the Texas House of Representatives. He obtained his legal credentials through the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. He was first elected to the U.S. House in 1912, when [[Woodrow Wilson]] defeated [[Theodore Roosevelt]] and [[William Howard Taft]] for the presidency. He continually won reelection through 1960 and died in office a year thereafter. An associate of [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[John Nance Garner]], Rayburn was a mentor to later [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], who served with Rayburn in the House from 1937 to 1949.