Nicholas Longworth III

January 5, 1869 (age 62)

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Longworth was elected to the Cincinnati board of education in 1898, then to the state house of representatives, 1899-1901, and the state senate, 1901-1903. He was supported by George B. Cox, head of the Republican Party machine in Cincinnati, and was elected to Congress. He served from 1903 to 1913, and from 1915 to 1931, his one defeat resulting from his refusal to follow Theodore Roosevelt's break with President William Howard Taft. From 1923 to 1925 Longworth was floor leader for the Republicans in the House, and then became speaker of the House, winning recognition as an authority on parliamentary procedures. He served at various times on the Committee for Foreign Affairs and on the Ways and Means Committee. Despite his devotion to the Republican Party, he opposed President Calvin Coolidge's naval program and was instrumental in passing the soldier's bonus-loan bill over President Herbert Hoover's veto.

Nicholas Longworth III

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also known as "Nick"

lawyer politician statesman

Background

He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States on November 5, 1869. He was the son of a family long influential in the affairs of that city.

Education

After his graduation from Harvard in 1891, he studied at the law school of Cincinnati College, and received his degree in 1894.

Career

Longworth was elected to the Cincinnati board of education in 1898, then to the state house of representatives, 1899-1901, and the state senate, 1901-1903. He was supported by George B. Cox, head of the Republican Party machine in Cincinnati, and was elected to Congress. He served from 1903 to 1913, and from 1915 to 1931, his one defeat resulting from his refusal to follow Theodore Roosevelt's break with President William Howard Taft.

From 1923 to 1925 Longworth was floor leader for the Republicans in the House, and then became speaker of the House, winning recognition as an authority on parliamentary procedures. He served at various times on the Committee for Foreign Affairs and on the Ways and Means Committee. Despite his devotion to the Republican Party, he opposed President Calvin Coolidge's naval program and was instrumental in passing the soldier's bonus-loan bill over President Herbert Hoover's veto.

Achievements

Being a Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, he opposed his wife's father Theodore Roosevelt in the Republican Party split.

Politics

Throughout his political career, Longworth was a workhorse, especially on issues regarding foreign affairs and the protective tariff.

Connections

Longworth married Alice Lee Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt, in 1906.

Father:: Nicholas Longworth II
Mother:: Susan Walker
Spouse:: Alice Lee Roosevelt
Sister:: Clara Eleanor Longworth
Grandfather:: Timothy Walker
aunt:: Maria Longworth
Friend:: Efrem Zimbalist

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