John Nance Garner

@32nd Vice President of the United States, Birthday and Family ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ John Nance Garner was an American statesman who served as the 32nd Vice President of the United States Texas Democrats American Leaders Political Leaders Scorpio Celebrities John Nance Garner was an American statesman who served as the 32nd Vice President of the United States; he was in the office from 1933 to 1941, in the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also referred as ‘Cactus Jack’ by his contemporaries, Garner served 15 consecutive terms as U.S. Congressman and was Speaker of the House when he was chosen for vice presidency. A native of Texas, John Nance Garner, studied law and subsequently began legal practice in Texas. Gradually, he gravitated into politics and became a member of the Democratic Party. Garner was elected as the county judge of Uvalde County and subsequently served on the state legislature, spending his early terms studying the political scenario. In 1902, he was picked to the U.S. Congress and was re-elected 14 consecutive times from the same district, serving for the next 30 years. Subsequently, Garner was chosen as the minority floor leader for the Democrats and also served as the Speaker of the House. In 1932, after an unsuccessful attempt for the Democratic Presidential nomination, Garner was elected to serve as the 32nd Vice President of the United States by President Franklin Roosevelt. During his initial term, Garner employed his skills in steering New Deal legislation through Congress, but by the time he was re-elected for vice presidency, his relationship with Roosevelt had soured. He spent his second term opposing the New Deal proposals and after completing his second term in 1941, Garner retired to Texas where he died in his 90s

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Birthday: November 22, 1868 Died on: November 7, 1967 Nationality: American Famous: 32nd Vice President of the United States, Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders Ideologies: Democrats City/State: Texas Spouses: Mariette Rheiner Garner Information Detail Birthday November 22, 1868 Died on November 7, 1967 Nationality American Famous 32nd Vice President of the United States, Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders Ideologies Democrats City/State Texas Spouses Mariette Rheiner Garner Universities Vanderbilt University Birth Place Detroit Political Ideology Political party - Democratic Gender Male Sun Sign Scorpio Born in Detroit Famous as 32nd Vice President of the United States Died at Age 98

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In 1893, during the election for the County Judge of Uvalde County, Garner was opposed by a woman named Mariette Rheiner, a farmer's daughter. Two years later, in November 1895, John married Mariette in Sabinal, Texas. The couple were blessed with a child, Tully Charles Garner. Unsplash Personal Life

John Nance Garner died on November 7, 1967, in Uvalde, Texas, U.S., at the age of 98, shortly before his 99th birthday. He still holds the distinction of being the longest-living Vice President or President in the history of United States. Garner was interred in Uvalde Cemetery in Texas. Unsplash Personal Life

John Nance Garner was born on November 22, 1868, in the village of Detroit, Red River County, Texas, U.S., to farmers, John Nance Garner III, and his wife, Sarah Jane Guest. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After completing high school from Blossom Prairie in Texas, Garner was enrolled at the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. But, he dropped out after one semester and decided to pursue a legal career. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Thereafter, he studied law and was admitted to the Texas in 1890. Subsequently, he moved to Uvalde County, Texas, and began his legal practice. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Soon after commencing his legal practice, Garner became a member of the popular Democratic Party. In 1893, Garner was elected the Texas State Official Judge from Uvalde County, a capacity in which he served until 1896. Unsplash Career

In 1898, he entered the political arena and was elected to the Texas House of Representatives. He was re-elected in 1900 and served two consecutive terms in the state legislature, until 1902. Unsplash Career

During this period a new Congressional District was formed and in 1903, Garner was chosen a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from this newly created Texas's 15th district. He was re-elected to the post 14 subsequent times from the district and served as a Congressman for the next 30 years, until 1933. Unsplash Career

In 1929, he served as the Democrat minority floor leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, a position he retained until 1931. Unsplash Career

Thereafter, he served as the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 72nd Congress, between 1931 and 1933. Unsplash Career

While serving as a Congressman, Garner had a prominent role in advancing the legislation. He supported the graduated income tax and the Federal Reserve System, and was considered as one of the most influential politicians in Congress. Unsplash Major Works

In 1937, he opposed President Roosevelt’s administration over the issue of enlarging the Supreme Court, and helped defeat it over the fact that it bequeathed too much power to the President. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	November 22, 1868
Died on	November 7, 1967
Nationality	American
Famous	32nd Vice President of the United States, Democrats, Leaders, Political Leaders
Ideologies	Democrats
City/State	Texas
Spouses	Mariette Rheiner Garner
Universities	Vanderbilt University
Birth Place	Detroit
Political Ideology	Political party - Democratic
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Scorpio
Born in	Detroit
Famous as	32nd Vice President of the United States
Died at Age	98

John Nance Garner

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Nov 22, 1868

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