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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]]. | ||
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* [[Rhodes Scholarship]] from [[Oxford University]], Oxford, England, 1934 | * [[Rhodes Scholarship]] from [[Oxford University]], Oxford, England, 1934 | ||
* [[lawyer]], private practice | * [[lawyer]], private practice | ||
Revision as of 06:31, December 24, 2008
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, Okla., 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 (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.
