Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	9	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973	61st 62nd	Democrat	Rockwall / Rockwall		Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall
S	9	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Rockwall / Rockwall	Senate President Pro Tempore (60th)	Collin, Cooke, Denton, Grayson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Rockwall
S	9	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 10, 1967	58th ⁽³⁾ 59th	Democrat	Rockwall / Rockwall		Collin, Cooke, Fannin, Grayson, Hunt, Rains, Rockwall

(1) 60th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim R.S., elected 5/29/1967. Senate Journal.
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 58th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/9/1963, p. 16. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

59th Legislature, R.S., SR 596. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, R.S., SR 516. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, R.S., SR 705. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
78th Legislature, R.S., HCR 279. Did not pass. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
86th Legislature, R.S., HR 803. Resolutions - Memorial.
Addresses to Joint Session honoring Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., by Senator Ralph Hall, Representative Menton Murray, Governor Dolph Briscoe, and Senator A.M. Aikin, Jr., pursuant to SR 347, 62nd 3rd C.S. and SCR 95, 63rd R.S. 63rd Legislature, R.S., 5/26/1973, pp. 1557-1560. Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

HALL, Ralph Moody (1923-2019). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
Biographical sketch, Congressman Ralph Hall. United States House of Representatives.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

Photograph. Ralph Hall, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ralph M. Hall, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ralph M. Hall, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ralph M. Hall, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ralph M. Hall, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

58th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Banking Consumer Protection (Chair) County, District and Urban Affairs (Chair) Environment Finance Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Military and Veterans Affairs Nominations Problems of Youth, Interim Rules Rules of the Senate State Affairs (Vice Chair) Water and Conservation Youth Affairs
61st R.S. - 1969 Agricultural Land Assessment Automatic Data Processing Banking Consumer Protection (Chair) Contingent Expense County, District, and Urban Affairs (Chair) Education Election Law Finance General Investigating Historical and Recreational Sites (Chair) Insurance Labor and Management Relations Motion Picture Theater Industry (Chair) Nominations State Affairs (Vice Chair) Taxation of Farm, Ranch and Forest Lands Transportation Uninsured Motorists' Coverage Urban Affairs Water and Conservation Youth Affairs
60th R.S. - 1967 Agriculture and Livestock Constitutional Amendments Contingent Expenses Counties, Cities, and Towns (Chair) Education (Vice Chair) Finance Highway Safety Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special (Chair) Nominations Transportation Water and Conservation
59th R.S. - 1965 Agriculture and Livestock Banking Constitutional Amendments Election Law Finance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Nominations (Vice Chair) Transportation (Chair)
58th R.S. - 1963 Agriculture and Livestock Banking (Vice Chair) Education Finance General Investigating Insurance Jurisprudence Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts Oil and Gas Public Health Transportation

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