Tip O'Neill

(1912 - 1994)

Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill Jr. (1912-1994) was an American Democratic Party politician from Massachusetts who served as the 47th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1977 to 1987, the third-longest tenure in history and the longest uninterrupted tenure. He represented northern Boston in the House from 1953 to 1987.