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William Raleigh Chambers Full Name: William Raleigh "Bill" Chambers Date of birth: April 10, 1880 Date of death: July 3, 1970 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 73 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th (1)   Democrat May / Brown   Brown, Comanche, Mills H 73 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat May / Brown   Brown, Comanche, Mills H 125 Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd   Democrat May / Brown   Brown, Coleman H 125 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat May / Brown   Brown, Coleman H 125 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat May / Brown   Brown, Coleman H 125 Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 48th   Democrat May / Brown   Brown, Coleman H 125 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   Democrat May / Brown   Brown, Coleman H 125 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat May / Brown   Brown, Coleman (1) 54th Legislature - shows Chambers served in 48th-54th House; House Journals show 46th-54th. Texas Legislative Manual.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 261, extending congratulations of members of 54th Legislature to members who have ten years of service in the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches Biographical sketch included in "Checkers" by Mike Cox. Birth date 4/10/1880; death date 7/3/1970. Texas Escapes Online Magazine. Other Resources William Raliegh [sic] Chambers, birth date 4/10/1880, death date 7/3/1970. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976. William Raleigh Chambers, birth date 4/10/1880, home address in May, Brown County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. William Raleigh Chambers, birth date 4/10/1880 in Marshall County, Alabama; residence in May, Brown County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942. Photographs Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. (Bill) Chambers, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 54th R.S. - 1955 Agriculture   Appropriations   Counties   Public Lands and Buildings   State Hospitals and Special Schools (Chair)  53rd R.S. - 1953 Agriculture (Chair)  Appropriations   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Penitentiaries   State Hospitals and Special Schools   52nd R.S. - 1951 Appropriations   Commerce and Manufactures   Conservation and Reclamation   Counties   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Public Health   51st R.S. - 1949 Counties   Livestock and Stock Raising   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Lands and Buildings   State Affairs   49th R.S. - 1945 Agriculture   Conservation and Reclamation   Constitutional Amendments   Education   Legislative Audit, Special   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Revenue and Taxation (Chair)  48th R.S. - 1943 Agriculture (Vice Chair)  Education   Livestock and Stock Raising   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Public Lands and Buildings   Rules (Chair)  47th R.S. - 1941 Agriculture (Chair)  Common Carriers   Education   Local and Uncontested Bills   Milk Industry, Investigation   46th R.S. - 1939 Agriculture   Congressional and Legislative Districts   Conservation and Reclamation   Education

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