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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.
Speaker Joseph W. By rns: Party Leader in the New Deal* By J. M. Galloway First appearing on the national scene as a Southern "backwoods"-type politician, Joseph Wellington Byrns, through years of sheer hard work and tireless devotion to duty, became a key figure in the Congress of the United States. For fourteen consecutive terms
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.
8 de oct. de 2017 · (1869-1936) Written by Carroll Van West. 2 minutes to read. Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph W. Byrns was an important political leader in early twentieth-century Tennessee, serving in the Tennessee General Assembly and then fourteen terms in the U.S. Congress.
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.
In 1931, U.S. Representative Joseph Wellington Byrns (1869-1936) (Democrat-Tennessee) was the new chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations; known for having introduced the legislation creating the Civilian Conservation Corps.
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.
