Jo Byrns

Jo Byrns
Byrns in 1935
41st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 1935 – June 4, 1936
Preceded byHenry Thomas Rainey
Succeeded byWilliam B. Bankhead
Leader of the House Democratic Caucus
In office
January 3, 1935 – June 4, 1936
Preceded byHenry Thomas Rainey
Succeeded byWilliam B. Bankhead
House Majority Leader
In office
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Preceded byHenry Thomas Rainey
Succeeded byWilliam B. Bankhead
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from Tennessee
In office
March 4, 1909 – June 4, 1936
Preceded byJohn W. Gaines
Succeeded byRichard Merrill Atkinson
Constituency6th district (1909–1933)
5th district (1933–1936)
Member of the Tennessee Senate
In office
1901-1903
Member of the Tennessee House of Representatives
In office
1895-1901
Personal details
Born
Joseph Wellington Byrns

(1869-07-20)July 20, 1869
Cedar Hill, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedJune 4, 1936(1936-06-04) (aged 66)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJulia Elizabeth Woodward
ChildrenJoseph W. Byrns Jr.
Alma materVanderbilt University
ProfessionLaw

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.