Rayford Price

Full Name: William Rayford Price
Date of birth: February 9, 1937
Date of death: February 21, 2023

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	16	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson	Speaker 3/28/1972 - 1/9/1973.	Anderson, Cherokee
H	16	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson, Cherokee
H	16	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson, Cherokee
H	16	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Palestine / Anderson		Anderson, Cherokee
H	16	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Frankston / Anderson		Anderson, Cherokee
H	27	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Frankston / Anderson		Anderson

(1) W. Rayford Price succeeded Gus Mutscher, resigned 3/28/1972, as Speaker of the House the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

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House District 16
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd ⁽¹⁾
Speaker 3/28/1972 - 1/9/1973.
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee

House District 16
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee

House District 16
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee

House District 16
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Palestine / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee

House District 16
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Frankston / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Cherokee

House District 27
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Frankston / Anderson
Counties in district: Anderson

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 12. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 169. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 121. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 75, Commending Speaker Rayford Price for his leadership and declaring that the date July 5, 1972, be designated as "Speaker's Day." Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
62nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HCR 25. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 89. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
66th Legislature, R.S., HR 118. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 290. 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.
88th Legislature, R.S., HR 566. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
68th Speaker of the House of Representatives: William Rayford Price. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Obituary, 2/24/2023. The Price Family, 2023.
Price, William Rayford. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 2/24/2023 (updated), 2/22/2023. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. Rayford Price, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rayford Price, 62nd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Rayford Price, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rayford Price, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rayford Price, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rayford Price, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Rayford Price, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. William Rayford Price, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Commerce and Manufacturing Constitutional Amendments Judiciary Mental Health and Mental Retardation Parks and Wildlife
61st R.S. - 1969 Constitutional Amendments Delinquent Ad Valorem Tax (Vice Chair) Elections Imported Fire Ant Study Insurance Judicial Districts State Affairs (Chair)
60th R.S. - 1967 Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Election Code (Vice Chair) Facilities for the Criminally Insane and the Insane Criminal Penitentiaries Privileges, Suffrage and Elections State Affairs
59th R.S. - 1965 Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Criminal Jurisprudence Criminal Law Revision Election Law Judicial Districts Judiciary Penitentiaries Visit Certain Military Installations, Special
58th R.S. - 1963 Congressional and Legislative Districts (Vice Chair) Counties Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Public Health Public Lands and Buildings
57th R.S. - 1961 Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Education Interstate Cooperation State Affairs State-Owned Lands and/or Islands

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