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William Kenton Tippen Full Name: William Kenton "Bill" Tippen Date of birth: September 6, 1922 Date of death: April 14, 1994 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 S 24 Jun 14, 1972 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd (1) (2) (3)   Democrat Abilene / Taylor   Borden, Callahan, Coke, Coleman, Fisher, Garza, Glasscock, Haskell, Howard, Jones, Kent, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Sterling, Stonewall, Taylor, Throckmorton, Young H 116 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Abilene / Taylor   Taylor H 116 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Abilene / Taylor   Taylor (1) "Sen. Ratliff Resigns Post Over Hirings," 4/26/1972. Resignation date 4/26/1972. Dallas Times Herald. (2) Bill Tippen, in special election 6/6/1972, sworn 6/14/1972, succeeded David W. Ratliff, resigned 4/25/1972. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-1992, 1992. (3) Bill Tippen, in special election 6/6/1972, sworn 6/14/1972, succeeded David W. Ratliff, resigned 4/26/1972. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 135. Death date 4/15/1994. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches Memorial, January 1995, p. 86. Death date 4/14/1994. Texas Bar Journal. Military Service Notes United States Army, World War II. "While a young man, this patriotic gentleman served in the Counter Intelligence Corps with the Fifth Army in Italy and Austria during World War II and was awarded the Bronze Star for his meritorious service." 74th Legislature, R.S., HR 135. Resolutions - Memorial. United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017. Other Resources William Kenton Tippen, death date 4/14/1994 in Taylor County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998. Photographs Photograph. W.K. Tippen, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.K. Tippen, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 50th 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. Committee Informationtop 62nd R.S. - 1971 Human Resources   Intergovernmental Relations   51st R.S. - 1949 Congressional and Legislative Districts (Vice Chair)  Conservation and Reclamation   Criminal Jurisprudence   Education   50th R.S. - 1947 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Federal Relations   Livestock and Stock Raising   Military and Veterans Affairs   Motor Traffic

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