Nicholas Longworth | |
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.jpg) Longworth in 1920 | |
| 38th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
| In office December 7, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick H. Gillett |
| Succeeded by | John Nance Garner |
| Leader of the House Republican Conference | |
| In office December 7, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick H. Gillett |
| Succeeded by | Bertrand Snell |
| House Majority Leader | |
| In office March 3, 1923 – December 7, 1925 | |
| Speaker | Frederick H. Gillett |
| Preceded by | Frank W. Mondell |
| Succeeded by | John Q. Tilson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – April 9, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley E. Bowdle |
| Succeeded by | John B. Hollister |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | William B. Shattuc |
| Succeeded by | Stanley E. Bowdle |
| Member of the Ohio Senate | |
| In office 1901–1903 | |
| Member of the Ohio House of Representatives | |
| In office 1899–1900 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Longworth III November 5, 1869 Mount Adams, Cincinnati, Ohio, US |
| Died | April 9, 1931 (aged 61) Aiken, South Carolina, US |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Timothy Walker (grandfather) Maria Longworth (aunt) Clara Eleanor Longworth (sister) |
| Parent(s) | Nicholas Longworth II Susan Walker |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Law |
Nicholas Longworth III (November 5, 1869 – April 9, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he initiated the successful Longworth Act of 1902, regulating the issuance of municipal bonds. As congressman for Ohio's 1st congressional district, he soon became a popular social figure of Washington, and married President Theodore Roosevelt's daughter Alice Lee. Their relationship became strained when he opposed her father in the Republican Party split of 1912. Longworth became Majority Leader of the House in 1923, and Speaker from 1925 to 1931. In this post, he exercised powerful leadership, tempered by charm and tact.
In 1962, the Longworth House Office Building was named after him.