Myra Davis Banfield
Full Name: Myra Davis BanfieldOther surnames: Davis, Dippel, Dipple, Wilkinson
Date of birth: August 3, 1918
Date of death: June 10, 2006
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 30 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 | 58th (1) | Democrat | Rosenberg / Fort Bend | Fort Bend | |
| H | 30 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th | Democrat | Rosenberg / Fort Bend | Fort Bend, Waller |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 58th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Rosenberg / Fort Bend
- Counties in district:
- Fort Bend
- Legislatures:
- 57th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Rosenberg / Fort Bend
- Counties in district:
- Fort Bend, Waller
Terms of service notes
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office. ↩
Biographical Information
- 57th, 58th Legislature - name Myra Banfield. House Journal.
- 57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 125. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- Photo and biographical sketch, Myra Davis Wilkinson Banfield (Dippel), pp. 139-143. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
- Myra Davis Banfield Dippel. Texas State Cemetery.
- "Myra (Banfield) Dippel, who represented Fort Bend County, noted that she was 'the only person ever elected to this House on a write-in vote.'" Dallas Morning News. Selected newspaper articles
- Photograph. Myra Banfield, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Mrs. Myra B. Banfield, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 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.
Committee Information
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