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May 6, 2015 (92 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Capricorn
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Jim Wright
James Claude Wright Jr is an American politician who served as the 48th President of the US House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989. He represented Texas' 12th Congressional District as a Democrat. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Wright won election to the Texas House of Representatives after serving in the United States Air Force during World War II. He won the election to Parliament in 1954, representing a district that included his hometown Fort Worth. Wright distinguished himself from many Southern congressmen by refusing to sign the Southern Manifesto 1956. He voted for the Right to Vote Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1960 and 1968, although he voted. against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and 1964. and the 24th Amendment to the US Constitution. He also became a senior member of the House Public Works committee. In 1976, Wright nearly won the election to lead the House Majority.
BornJames Claude Wright Jr, December 22, 1922, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
DiedMay 6, 2015, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeCity Greenwood Cemetery, Weatherford, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
Children4
Preceded byTip O'Neill
Succeeded byTom Foley

About Jim Wright

Politician Jim Wright was born on December 22, 1922 in Texas, United States (He dies at the age of 92, on May 6, 2015).

Texas Democrat who has served in the US House of Representatives for three decades. He served as Speaker of the House in the late 1980s, but was forced to retire due to a political corruption scandal.

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Jim Wright before becoming famous

Jim Wright was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1922 is also the year of Dog (狗) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He served with the United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific Theater of World War II after briefly attending the University of Texas at Austin.

Achievement of Jim Wright

He presented the Wright Amendment, a contentious bill that curtailed flights to and from Dallas's second-largest airport, while in Congress (Love Field).

Jim Wright's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

As the son of a traveling salesman, he grew up in Texas and Oklahoma. He then married Mab Wright and had four children with her.

Jim Wright Collabed with

He voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, which was signed into law by President US President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969) (US President)
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)

US President

Jim Wright Income & Net worth

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