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Albert Rains | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama | |
| 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 theAlabama House of Representatives | |
| In office 1941-1944 | |
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| Born | (1902-03-11)March 11, 1902 |
| 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 aU.S. Representative fromAlabama.
Born inGrove Oak, Alabama, Rains attended the public schools, Snead Seminary,Boaz, Alabama, State Teachers College (nowJacksonville State University),Jacksonville, Alabama, and theUniversity of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.He studied law, wasadmitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced practice inGadsden, Alabama, in 1929. He served as deputy solicitor forEtowah County, Alabama from 1930 to 1935, and ascity attorney for the city ofGadsden, Alabama from 1935 to 1944. He served as a member of theAlabama House of Representatives 1941–1944.
Rains was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-ninth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1965). His legislative proposals expanded Federal Housing Administration programs that made housing affordable and available for millions of persons. Other programs that bear his legislative imprint include housing for the elderly, urban renewal and redevelopment, nursing homes and rural housing programs. He wrote the nation's first mass transit bill and was instrumental in legislation that led to the establishment of the Interstate Highway System.
He was an ardent supporter of the Tennessee Valley Authority and supported legislation that provided for the full development of the Coosa-Alabama River System.
He was not a candidate for renomination to theEighty-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 ofGadsden, Alabama, until his death there on March 22, 1991.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's 5th congressional district 1945–1963 | Succeeded by District inactive |
| Preceded by District inactive | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromAlabama's at-large congressional district 1963–1965 | Succeeded by District inactive |
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