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House GOP Majority Barely Hanging On By Thread Following Democrat’s Swearing-In
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s razor-thin Republican majority is set to slim further following Democratic Texas Rep. Christian Menefee’s swearing-in Monday night, days after he won a Saturday special election. Menefee, a…
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About Richard Menefee
Richard Hickman Menefee was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Due to his oratory skill, he was dubbed "the young Patrick Henry of the West." He was presumed the successor to Henry Clay as leader of the Whig Party until his death at age thirty-one.
Everything about Richard Menefee →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- December 4, 1809
- Died
- February 21, 1841