Henry T. Rainey

Henry T. Rainey

Infobox Officeholder
name =Henry Thomas Rainey


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order =45th
office =Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
term_start =March 9, 1933
term_end =August 19, 1934
president =Franklin D. Roosevelt
predecessor =John N. Garner
successor =Joseph W. Byrns, Sr.
order2 =Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Illinois's 20th district
term_start2 =March 4, 1903
term_end2 =March 3, 1921
March 4, 1923August 19, 1934
predecessor2 =James R. Williams
Guy L. Shaw
successor2 =Guy L. Shaw
Scott W. Lucas
birth_date =August 20, 1860
birth_place =Carrollton, Illinois
death_date =August 19, 1934 (aged 73)
death_place =St. Louis, Missouri
nationality =
party =Democratic
spouse =
relations =
children =
residence =
alma_mater =Knox College
Amherst College
Union College of Law
occupation =
profession =Law
net worth =
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Henry Thomas Rainey (August 20, 1860–August 19, 1934) was a prominent U.S. politician during the first third of the 20th century. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 and from 1923 to his death as a Democrat from Illinois, and was its Speaker during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933.

Biography

Early years

Rainey attended the public schools and Knox Academy and Knox College, Galesburg, Ill. he transferred to, and graduated from Amherst College in 1883 and then the Union College of Law, in Chicago which he graduated in 1885. He was admitted to the bar in 1885 and commenced practice in Carrollton, Ill.

Political career

Rainey was appointed master in chancery for Greene County, Ill., from 1887 until 1895, when he resigned, and returned to private practice. He then decided to return to politics in 1902 getting elected to Congress and serving for nine terms before losing to Guy L. Shaw in 1920. Two years later, he won back his seat and served until his death.

Leadership

Due to the Great Depression, the Republican party lost its majority in a landslide, and, with John Nance Garner elevated to the Speakership, Rainey ran for, and defeated John McDuffie for the Majority leadership. McDuffie remaind as Whip.

peaker of the House

With Speaker Garner having been inaugurated Vice President on March 4,1933, Rainey, being next in line, was elected Speaker of the House when President Roosevelt called a special session of Congress two days later. Rainey gave the Roosevelt administration carte blache to do whatever it wanted. allowing almost the entire New Deal to be passed with little or no changes.

More reforms were passed during the regular session starting December. Rainey died of a heart attack the following summer, before the new Congress could meet.

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