OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Henry Thomas Rainey
BORN:
August 20, 1860;
Carrollton, Illinois
DIED:
August 19, 1934 (age 73);
St. Louis, Missouri
EDUCATION:
Knox College,
Amherst College,
Union College of Law
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic
HIGHLIGHTS:
1885:
Admitted to Bar;
Began Practicing Law in Carrollton, Illinois
1887-1895:
Master in Chancery for Greene County, Illinois
1903-1921:
U.S. House of Representatives (D-IL)
1922:
Unsuccessful Candidate for Reelection to the House
1923-1934:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-IL),
House Democratic Caucus Chair (1923-1925),
House Majority Leader (1931-1933),
Speaker of the House of Representatives (1933-1934)
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
BIOGRAPHIES:
U.S. House of Representatives
Biographical Directory of Congress
The Knoxville Focus
Wikipedia
OBITUARIES:
New York Times
New York Times