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Bill Blanton

Bill Blanton

Full Name: William Wallace "Bill" Blanton
Date of birth: March 11, 1924
Date of death: April 4, 2014

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 99 Jan 8, 1985 - Jan 13, 1987 69th   Republican Carrollton / Dallas   Dallas
H 99 Jan 11, 1983 - Jan 8, 1985 68th   Republican Carrollton / Dallas   Dallas
H 33-B Jan 13, 1981 - Jan 11, 1983 67th   Republican Carrollton / Dallas   Dallas
H 33-B Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 13, 1981 66th   Republican Carrollton / Dallas   Dallas
H 33-B Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 65th   Republican Carrollton / Dallas   Dallas

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
69th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Carrollton / Dallas
Counties in district:
Dallas

Legislatures:
68th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Carrollton / Dallas
Counties in district:
Dallas

Legislatures:
67th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Carrollton / Dallas
Counties in district:
Dallas

Legislatures:
66th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Carrollton / Dallas
Counties in district:
Dallas

Legislatures:
65th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Carrollton / Dallas
Counties in district:
Dallas

Biographical Information

  • Relatives: Chester Franklin (Jack) Blanton and William Wallace (Bill) Blanton, brothers. "The Blanton Grain Company," by Marion Blanton, 2/9/2009. Carrollton-Farmers Branch, TXGenWeb Project.

  • Army Air Forces bombardier, World War II. Obituary, 4/12/2014. Dallas Morning News.
  • Photo of PFC (Private First Class) William W. (Bill) Blanton in uniform. Find a Grave.

  • William Wallace Blanton, birth date 3/11/1924, death date 4/4/2014, burial in Hilltop Memorial Park, Carrollton, Dallas County, with spouse Clovis Laverne Blanton. Includes photos and reprint of obituaries in Dallas Morning News. Find a Grave.
  • Selected newspaper articles

  • Named one of the 'New Furniture'. Best and Worst Legislators 1977.

Committee Information

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