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James Claude Wright Jr. (December 22, 1922 – May 6, 2015) was an American politician who served as the 48th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th congressional district as a Democrat from 1955 to 1989. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Wright won election to the Texas House of ...
- 1941–1946
- City Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas
DALLAS (AP) — As a member of what he called "the people's house" for more than a generation, Texas Democrat Jim Wright was known for his rich oratorical skills in the U.S. House. He never relied on them more than the day in 1989 when he told those who had elected him speaker that he was prepared to resign after being accused of violating ethics rules dozens of times. The congressman, who ...
6 de mai. de 2015 · Bloomberg News. Jim Wright, the Texas Democrat who spent three decades rising to speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives only to lose his seat in a bitter debate over his ethics, has died....
6 de mai. de 2015 · George Tames/The New York Times. By Adam Clymer. May 6, 2015. Jim Wright, a driven Texas Democrat who rose to the pinnacle of congressional power before ethics charges forced his resignation...
6 de mai. de 2015 · Jim Wright, a Texas Democrat who served as speaker from 1987 to 1989, resigned amid ethics charges. He was a confidant of Lyndon B. Johnson and a mediator in the Middle East and Central America.
By DAVID WARREN. DALLAS (AP) — Former U.S. House Speaker Jim Wright, the longtime Texas Democrat who became the first House speaker in the nation’s history to be driven out of office in midterm, has died at age 92.
6 de mai. de 2015 · Jim Wright, a hard-driving 18-term Texas Democrat who, as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, expanded the influence of the office into foreign affairs before resigning from the House...
