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Thomas C. Hennings Jr.

Thomas Hennings
Official portrait, 1952
Chair of the Senate Rules Committee
In office
January 3, 1957 – September 13, 1960
Preceded byTheodore F. Green
Succeeded byMike Mansfield
Secretary of the Senate Democratic Caucus
In office
January 3, 1953 – September 13, 1960
LeaderLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byBrien McMahon
Succeeded byGeorge Smathers
United States Senator
from Missouri
In office
January 3, 1951 – September 13, 1960
Preceded byForrest C. Donnell
Succeeded byEdward V. Long
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 11th district
In office
January 3, 1935 – December 31, 1940
Preceded byJames Edward Ruffin
Succeeded byJohn B. Sullivan
Personal details
Born
Thomas Carey Hennings Jr.

(1903-06-25)June 25, 1903
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedSeptember 13, 1960(1960-09-13) (aged 57)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCornell University (BA)
Washington University (LLB)

Thomas Carey Hennings Jr. (June 25, 1903 – September 13, 1960) was an American political figure from Missouri. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives (from 1935 until 1940) and the United States Senate (from 1951 until 1960).


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