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| Albert Rains | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama | |
| In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Starnes |
| Succeeded by | James D. Martin (redistricting) |
| Constituency | 5th district (1945-1963) At-large (1963-1965) |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1941-1944 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1902-03-11)March 11, 1902 Grove Oak, Alabama, US |
| Died | March 22, 1991(1991-03-22) (aged 89) Gadsden, Alabama, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
Albert McKinley Rains (March 11, 1902 – March 22, 1991) was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.
Born in Grove Oak, Alabama, Rains attended the public schools, Snead Seminary, Boaz, Alabama, State Teachers College (now Jacksonville State University), Jacksonville, Alabama, and the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced practice in Gadsden, Alabama, in 1929. He served as deputy solicitor for Etowah County, Alabama from 1930 to 1935, and as city attorney for the city of Gadsden, Alabama from 1935 to 1944. He served as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives 1941–1944.
Rains was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1965). Having been a signatory to the 1956 Southern Manifesto that opposed the desegregation of public schools ordered by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education, he voted against H.R. 6127, Civil Rights Act of 1957, 1960 and 1964.
He was not a candidate for renomination to the Eighty-ninth Congress. He served as chairman of board, First City National Bank (later First Alabama Bank of Gadsden) until becoming chairman emeritus in 1979. He was a resident of Gadsden, Alabama, until his death there on March 22, 1991.
References
- "HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. -- House Vote #42 -- Jun 18, 1957".
- "HR 8601. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1960. APPROVAL BY THE HOUSE OF THE SENATE'S AMENDMENTS". govtrack.us. 1960-04-21. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
- United States Congress. "Albert Rains (id: R000018)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded byJoe Starnes | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's 5th congressional district 1945–1963 |
Succeeded byDistrict inactive |
| Preceded byDistrict inactive | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama's at-large congressional district 1963–1965 |
Succeeded byDistrict inactive |
- 1902 births
- 1991 deaths
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- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama
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