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Joseph Wellington Byrns Sr. (July 20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term Democratic congressman from Tennessee, and as the 41st speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
21 de dic. de 2023 · Joseph Wellington "Jo" Byrns, Sr. (July 20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term Democratic Congressman from Tennessee. Biography. Byrns was born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County, Tennessee, son of James Henry Byrns and Mary Emily Jackson.
Joseph W. Byrns had represented Nashville or Tennessee’s “Hermitage District” in Congress since his election in 1904. Byrns proved to be enduringly popular inside his district and he was routinely reelected, which gave him ever-growing seniority.
32nd President of the United States: 1933 ‐ 1945. A Tribute to Speaker Joseph W. Byrns on the Occasion of His Death. June 04, 1936. Speaker Byrns belonged to that school of statesmen which is the hope and justification of our democracy.
Joseph Wellington Byrns Sr. (July 20, 1869 – June 4, 1936) was a U.S. politician. He served as a 14-term Democratic congressman from Tennessee, and as the 41st speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
In a stunning defeat, Joseph W. Byrns, Jr. lost to Independent Percy Priest who remained in Congress until his own death in 1957. Congressman Byrns could only manage 43% of the vote in his reelection bid. The younger Byrns left Congress and practiced law and to his credit, served in World War II.
Joseph Byrns was born in Cedar Hill, Robertson County, Tennessee, son of James Henry Byrns and Mary Emily Jackson. He was named for a maternal uncle, Joseph William Green Jackson, who died in the American Civil War.
