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Henry Thomas Rainey (August 20, 1860 – August 19, 1934) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party from Illinois, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 and from 1923 to his death in 1934. He rose to Speaker of the House, during the famous Hundred days of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. Biography.
It was Henry T. Rainey who presided over the United States House of Representatives to pass legislation to help alleviate the suffering and despair of Americans. Rainey was little known to the American public when he rose to become Speaker of the House, succeeding the colorful John Nance Garner of Texas, who had been elected vice president.
Jan 17, 2023 · Henry T. Rainey was the Speaker of the House during the depths of the Great Depression, and directed much of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal through Congress with the help of a...
32nd President of the United States: 1933 ‐ 1945. Statement on the Death of Speaker Henry T. Rainey. August 19, 1934. It must always be an occasion of national regret when a public servant who has given the greater part of his life to unselfish service passes away.
Henry Thomas Rainey was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party from Illinois, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1921 and from 1923 to his death in 1934.
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Biography. RAINEY, HENRY THOMAS, a Representative from Illinois; born in Carrollton, Greene County, Ill., on August 20, 1860; attended the public schools and Knox Academy and Knox College, Galesburg, Ill.; graduated from Amherst (Mass.) College in 1883 and from the Union College of Law, Chicago, Ill., in 1885; was admitted to the bar in 1885 ...
