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John W. McCormack

1891 - 1980

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John William McCormack (December 21, 1891 – November 22, 1980) was an American politician from Boston, Massachusetts who served as the 45th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1962 until his retirement in 1971. McCormack served in the United States Army during World War I, and afterwards in the Massachusetts State Senate before winning election to the United States House of Representatives. McCormack's congressional career was highlighted by his support for the New Deal measures undertaken to combat the Great Depression, U.S. involvement in World War II, and support for the Great Society programs of the 1960s, including civil rights, education, and health care for the elderly. A staunch anti-communist, McCormack supported U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John W. McCormack is the 10,783rd most popular politician (up from 10,912th in 2019), the 4,231st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,953rd in 2019) and the 367th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, John W. McCormack ranks 10,783 out of 19,576. Before him are Paula Hawkins, Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Raymond Roger Trencavel, Ibn al-Qalanisi, and Jānis K. Bērziņš. After him are Ross Perot, Bocchus II, Rusa III, Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, and Valerius Romulus.

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Among people born in 1891, John W. McCormack ranks 129. Before him are Hélène Sparrow, Julio Baghy, Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov, Prince Constantine Constantinovich of Russia, Juan Yagüe, and Zdeněk Fierlinger. After him are Wilder Penfield, Boris Iofan, Maksim Bahdanovič, Joe E. Brown, Earl Warren, and Harold Jeffreys. Among people deceased in 1980, John W. McCormack ranks 132. Before him are Farrokhroo Parsa, Cecil Beaton, Marian Spychalski, Miguel Capuccini, George Borg Olivier, and Richard Chase. After him are Toshiko Yuasa, Lucien Buysse, Rafael Paasio, Barbara O'Neil, Jacob Miller, and José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John W. McCormack ranks 4,231 out of 20,380. Before him are Don Wilson (1954), Frankie Valli (1934), Chad Coleman (1974), Walter Donaldson (1893), Paula Hawkins (1927), and Bill Holland (1874). After him are Damien Chazelle (1985), Ralph Boston (1939), Ross Perot (1930), Joe Walsh (1947), Scott Walker (1943), and Percy Sledge (1941).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, John W. McCormack ranks 367. Before him are Patrick Henry (1736), Sam Webb (1945), Black Hawk (1767), Ralph Nader (1934), Mark Gordon (1957), and Paula Hawkins (1927). After him are Ross Perot (1930), Peter T. King (1944), Kelly Craft (1962), Andrew Yang (1975), Charles J. Guiteau (1841), and Harriet Lane (1830).

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