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William Otey Reed Full Name: William Otey Reed Date of birth: May 12, 1902 Date of death: October 28, 1969 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 50-2 Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951 51st   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 50-2 Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 50th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas Speaker   Dallas H 50-2 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947 49th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 50-2 Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945 48th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 50-2 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943 47th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 50-2 Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941 46th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 50-2 Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 45th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 50-2 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas H 50-2 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (1)   Democrat Dallas / Dallas   Dallas (1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal. (2) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 218. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. Biographical Sketches 59th Speaker of the House of Representatives: William Otey Reed. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Memorial, January 1970, p. 67. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources Mentioned in "Speaker's Office Now a Prize Plum," 9/15/1980. Dallas Morning News. Photographs Photograph. W.O. Reed, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.O. Reed, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.O. Reed, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.O. Reed, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.O. Reed, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.O. Reed, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.O. Reed, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.O. Reed, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. W.O. Reed, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. William Otey Reed, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 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. 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 50th R.S. - 1947 Legislative Audit, Special   47th R.S. - 1941 Appropriations (Chair)  Banks and Banking   Eleemosynary Appropriation, Special   Highways and Motor Traffic   Rules   46th R.S. - 1939 Appropriations   Common Carriers   Highways and Motor Traffic   Judiciary (Chair)  Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Social Security Program Financing, Special   45th R.S. - 1937 Appropriations   Banks and Banking   Common Carriers (Chair)  Congressional and Legislative Districts   Highways and Motor Traffic   Judiciary   44th R.S. - 1935 Common Carriers (Chair)  Judiciary   Municipal and Private Corporations   Oil, Gas and Mining   43rd R.S. - 1933 Banks and Banking   Common Carriers   Highways and Motor Traffic   Judiciary   Municipal and Private Corporations

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