James Claude Wright Jr.

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James Claude Wright Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1987 to 1989.

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James Claude Wright Jr. canonical 1

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instanceOf Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
human
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
awardReceived Air Medal
Distinguished Flying Cross
causeOfDeath complications from a fall
causeOfResignation ethics scandal
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-12-22
dateOfDeath 2015-05-06
educatedAt Texas Christian University
Weatherford College
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Wright
givenName James
honorificPrefix The Honorable
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
middleName Claude
militaryBranch United States Army Air Forces
militaryRank staff sergeant
nativeLanguage English
notableWork Balance of Power
The Coming Water Famine
numberOfChildren 3
occupation author
politician
officeEndTime 1989-06-06
officeStartTime 1987-01-06
placeOfBirth Fort Worth, Texas, United States
linked to: Fort Worth, Texas
placeOfDeath Fort Worth, Texas, United States
linked to: Fort Worth, Texas
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
United States representative
linked to: U.S. Representative

member of the Texas House of Representatives
religion Baptist
religiousDenomination Southern Baptist
representedDistrict Texas's 12th congressional district
residence Fort Worth, Texas, United States
linked to: Fort Worth, Texas
sexOrGender male
spouse Betty Wright
Mabel Dixon Jensen
stateRepresented Texas

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Jim Wright birthName James Claude Wright Jr.