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Currently, Jim Wright is 101 years, 8 months and 17 days old. Jim Wright will celebrate 102rd birthday on a Sunday 22nd of December 2024. Below we countdown to Jim Wright upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Jim Wright |
Occupation | Politician |
Age | 101 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Capricorn |
Born | December 22, 1922 (Texas) |
Birthday | December 22 |
Town/City | Texas |
Nationality | Texas |
Jim Wrightโs zodiac sign is Capricorn. According to astrologers, Capricorn is a sign that represents time and responsibility, and its representatives are traditional and often very serious by nature. These individuals possess an inner state of independence that enables significant progress both in their personal and professional lives. They are masters of self-control and have the ability to lead the way, make solid and realistic plans, and manage many people who work for them at any time. They will learn from their mistakes and get to the top based solely on their experience and expertise.
Jim Wright was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Texas Democrat and three-decade member of the United States House of Representatives. During the late 1980s, he served as Speaker of the House; he resigned from this post as a result of a political corruption scandal.
After briefly attending the University of Texas at Austin, he served with the United States Army Air Forces in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
During his time in Congress, he introduced the Wright Amendment, a controversial measure that limited flights to and from Dallas's second-largest airport (Love Field).
He grew up in Texas and Oklahoma as the son of a traveling salesman. He later married Mab Wright; the couple raised four children.
He voted in favor of the Civil Rights Act of 1957; President Dwight D. Eisenhower ultimately signed the bill into law.