OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
Joseph Wellington Byrns
BORN:
July 20, 1869;
Cedar Hill, Tennessee
DIED:
June 4, 1936 (age 66)
Washington, DC
EDUCATION:
Nashville High School
Vanderbilt University Law School
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic
HIGHLIGHTS:
1890:
Admitted to the Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Nashville, Tennessee
1895-1901:
Member, Tennessee House of Representatives
1901-1903
Tennessee State Senator
1902:
Unsuccessful Candidate for District Attorney General of Davidson County
1909-1936:
Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-TN);
Chairman, House Appropriations Committee (1931-1933);
Majority Leader (1933-1935);
Speaker of the House of Representatives (1935-1936)
1928-1930:
Chairman. Democratic National Congressional Campaign Committee
PORTRAITS:
RESOURCES:
BIOGRAPHIES:
U.S. House of Representatives
Biographical Directory of Congress
Tennessee Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
DEATH:
U.S. House of Representatives
New York Times (Death, Funeral)