W.R. 'Bill' Archer

Full Name: William Reynolds "Bill" Archer, Jr.

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	22-5	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Republican	Houston / Harris		Harris
H	22-5	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris		Harris

(1) Party listed as Republican on member card. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office.
(2) Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) Party switch from Democrat to Republican on 12/7/1967. "State Rep. Archer to Switch Parties," 12/6/1967. Houston Post.
(4) 60th Legislature, 1st Called Session and 61st Legislature - Republican. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.

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House District 22-5
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Party: Republican
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 22-5
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 210. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

ARCHER, William Reynolds, Jr. (1928- ). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
Biographical sketch and photo. Representing Texas: a Comprehensive History of U.S. and Confederate Senators and Representatives from Texas, 2008.

Photographs

Photograph. W.R. (Bill) Archer, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. [Bill] Archer, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

61st R.S. - 1969 Commerce and Manufacturing Criminal Jurisprudence Data Processing and Printing Desalination of Water Judiciary State Affairs
60th R.S. - 1967 Appropriations Constitutional Revision Commission Counties Judiciary Livestock and Stock Raising Mental Health and Mental Retardation

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