Word: rearmost
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Rayburn was overshadowed by John Nance Garner. He was in fact one of Garner's able lieutenants. In the House he seldom makes speeches on the floor and often appears at the back of the chamber standing by the hour with his arms on the rail behind the rearmost row of seats, quietly keeping an eye on what is happening, conferring in whispers with colleagues...
They tried and tried to find a place to sit down, but no Conservatives moved over to grant them space. Finally they came to rest on the Tories' rearmost benches...