John E. Rankin
Lawyer and politician
Born on: March 29, 1882Died on: November 26, 1960
Aged: 78 years 242 days (943 months)
Birth Sign: Aries
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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