John
Nance Garner
was born in Red River County, Texas, on 22nd November, 1868. After
studying law he was admitted to the bar in 1890 and became a lawyer
in Texas.
A member
of the Democratic
Party
Garner served
as a judge in Uvalde County (1893-1896) and in the Texas house of
representatives (1898-1902).
Garner
was elected to Congress in 1903. He served as minority floor leader
in the 71st Congress and as Speaker of the House of Representatives
in the 72nd Congress.
In 1932
Franklin
D. Roosevelt selected
Garner as his running mate and on 8th November was elected as Vice
President of the United States.
Roosevelt
upset a lot of people, including Garner, when in 1940 he announced
that he intended to stand for a third term. Roosevelt therefore became
the first person to break the unwritten rule that presidents do not
stand for more than two-terms in succession. Garner
resigned and Henry
Wallace became
his new running mate.
John
Nance Garner
retired to Uvalde County and died there on 7th November, 1967.
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