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McCormack, John (William)
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| US representative, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. A public-school graduate who studied law privately, he became a lawyer (1913) and a power in Democratic politics after he returned from the army (1918). He served in both the Massachusetts House and Senate (1920–6) before going mid-term to the US House of Representatives (1928–71). A skilled tactician, he was majority leader and minority whip before becoming Speaker of the House (1961–9), in which positions he proved a loyal supporter of presidents John F Kennedy and Lyndon B Johnson. |
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