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John Elliott Rankin

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Former U.S. Representative from Mississippi (1882-1960)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1882 to 1960 · aged 78
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S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley Authority and from 1933 to 1936 he supported the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which brought investment and jobs to the South.

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Roosevelt signing the Rural Electrification Act in 1935, with Rankin (left) and Senator George W. Norris (R-Nebraska) (right).Roosevelt signing the Rural Electrification Act in 1935, with Rankin (left) and Senator George W. Norris (R-Nebraska) (right).Rankin testifying before a joint congressional committee investigating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1938.Rankin testifying before a joint congressional committee investigating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1938.

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John Elliott Rankin was a Democratic politician from Mississippi who served sixteen terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1921 to 1953. He was co-author of the bill for the Tennessee Valley Authority and from 1933 to 1936 he supported the New Deal programs of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which brought investment and jobs to the South.

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United States
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Politicians
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Lived 1882 to 1960 · aged 78
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