Jim Wright
Full Name: James Claude "Jim" Wright, Jr.Date of birth: December 22, 1922
Date of death: May 6, 2015
Terms of Service top
Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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H | 103 | Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 | 50th | Democrat | Weatherford / Parker | Parker |
Terms of Service top
House District 103
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949 Legislatures: 50th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Weatherford / Parker Counties in district: Parker |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 557. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 59th Legislature, R.S., SR 238. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 84th Legislature, R.S., HR 2751. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- WRIGHT, James Claude, Jr. (1922-2015). Representative, Majority Leader, TX; Speaker of the House, US. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
- Book in LRL collection, 320 W933. Of Swords and Plowshares: A Collection of the Best Short Writings of Congressman Jim Wright, 1967.
- Photos and biographical sketch, Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, 2004.
- Memoir in LRL collection, 923.2764 W933. Reflections of a Public Man, 1984.
- Biography in LRL collection, 328.73 F648S 2018. Speaker Jim Wright: Power, Scandal, and the Birth of Modern Politics, 2018.
Photographs
- Photograph. Jim Wright, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
50th R.S. - 1947
Agriculture Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Education Highways and Roads |
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