- U.S. congressional representative from Texas (1913-1961).
- Pictured on a 4¢ US postage stamp issued in his honor, 16 September 1966.
- The longest-serving Speaker of the House in U.S. history, he occupied the office three times: 1940-1947, 1949-1953 and 1955-1961.
- At the time he died in office, he was the eldest-sitting Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi later surpassed his record in 2020.
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