Bill Clayton

Full Name: Bill Wayne "Billy" Clayton
Date of birth: September 11, 1928
Date of death: January 6, 2007

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	74	Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983	67th	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb	Speaker	Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer
H	74	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981	66th	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb	Speaker	Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer
H	74	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb	Speaker	Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer
H	74	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb	Speaker	Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer
H	74	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb		Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer
H	72	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb		Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Parmer
H	72	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb		Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Parmer
H	78	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb		Castro, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer
H	91	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb		Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Parmer
H	91	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Springlake / Lamb		Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Parmer

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 74
Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983
Legislatures: 67th
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer

House District 74
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981
Legislatures: 66th
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer

House District 74
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979
Legislatures: 65th
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer

House District 74
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977
Legislatures: 64th
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer

House District 74
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975
Legislatures: 63rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer

House District 72
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Parmer

House District 72
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Castro, Cochran, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Parmer

House District 78
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Castro, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Oldham, Parmer

House District 91
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Parmer

House District 91
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Springlake / Lamb
Counties in district: Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Parmer

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 292. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
64th Legislature, R.S., HSR 206. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 77. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 184. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., HR 97. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HR 36. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HCR 223. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 278. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 373. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
69th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HR 15. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
80th Legislature, R.S., HR 39. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biography in LRL collection, 923.2764 C57. Gavels, Grit & Glory: The Billy Clayton Story, 1982.
Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
70th Speaker of the House of Representatives. Bill Clayton. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Biographical sketch in "Texas' Top Ten Lobbyists," "Access Through the Lobby," 2/24/1995, pp. 14-17. Texas Observer.
Clayton, Bill Wayne. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "Speaker's Office Now a Prize Plum," 9/15/1980. Dallas Morning News.
Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Best'. Best and Worst Legislators 1981.
Given special 'Room at the Top' award. Best and Worst Legislators 1979.

Photographs

Photograph. Bill Clayton, 67th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Clayton, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
67th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

67th R.S. - 1981 Criminal Justice System, Special, Interim (Chair) Public Education, Select (Vice Chair) Public Servant Standards of Conduct Advisory, Special
66th R.S. - 1979 Higher Education Financing, Special (Vice Chair)
65th R.S. - 1977 Educational Services to the Deaf, Advisory (Vice Chair)
64th R.S. - 1975 Government Operations (Little Hoover Commission) (Vice Chair) Government Operations (Little Hoover Commission) Subcommittee on Structure and Policy Direction
63rd R.S. - 1973 Elections Intergovernmental Affairs Natural Resources Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy Crisis in Rural Areas Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water Conservation (Chair) Surface Mining Operations, Interim Water Study, Interim (Chair) Water Supply and Waste Disposal in Metropolitan Areas, Interim (Vice Chair)
62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972 Revenue and Taxation
62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special Banks and Banking (Vice Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Counties (Chair) County Government (Chair) Land Use Management, Interim (Chair) Natural Resources (Vice Chair) Oil and Gas Regulation Revenue and Taxation, Interim Rio Grande Water Study Rules State Affairs Water Development, Quality, and Conservation (Vice Chair) Water Districts, Interim
61st R.S. - 1969 Conservation and Reclamation Elections Livestock (Chair) State Affairs Urban Affairs Water Resources Study (Chair)
60th R.S. - 1967 Conservation and Reclamation Counties (Chair) Liquor Control Act, Financial and Business Relationship Between Permittees and Licensees Rules State Affairs State Affairs Subcommittee to Study Liquor Law Urban Affairs Water (Chair)
59th R.S. - 1965 Aeronautics (Chair) Conservation and Reclamation Feasibility of Group Insurance Municipal and Private Corporations Public Health State Affairs Visit Certain Military Installations, Special Water Resources
58th R.S. - 1963 Appropriations Conservation and Reclamation Conservation of Soil and Water Resources (Chair) Labor Municipal and Private Corporations Public Lands and Buildings

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