Rayford Price
Full Name: William Rayford PriceDate of birth: February 9, 1937
Date of death: February 21, 2023
Terms of Service
| 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 |
Terms of service footnotes
(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. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 62nd (1)
- Leadership role:
-
Speaker 3/28/1972 - 1/9/1973.
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Palestine / Anderson
- Counties in district:
- Anderson, Cherokee
- Legislatures:
- 61st
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Palestine / Anderson
- Counties in district:
- Anderson, Cherokee
- Legislatures:
- 60th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Palestine / Anderson
- Counties in district:
- Anderson, Cherokee
- Legislatures:
- 59th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Palestine / Anderson
- Counties in district:
- Anderson, Cherokee
- Legislatures:
- 58th (2)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Frankston / Anderson
- Counties in district:
- Anderson, Cherokee
- Legislatures:
- 57th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Frankston / Anderson
- Counties in district:
- Anderson
Terms of service notes
(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. ↩
Biographical Information
- 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.
- Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
- Biographical sketch and photo, Distinguished Public Officials, William Rayford Price, pp. 71-72. Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.). Cherokee County History, copyright 1986, second printing 2001, crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- 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.
- William Rayford Price. Texas State Cemetery.
- Notice of death, 2/24/2023 (updated), 2/22/2023. Speaker of the House. Selected newspaper articles
- 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
- 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.
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