William Otey Reed

Full Name: William Otey Reed
Date of birth: May 12, 1902
Date of death: October 28, 1969

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	50-2	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Speaker	Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937	44th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Party affiliation, Conservative. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

Terms of Service top

House District 50-2
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-2
Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th
Speaker
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-2
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-2
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-2
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-2
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-2
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-2
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937
Legislatures: 44th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 50-2
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

51st Legislature, R.S., HSR 218. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

59th Speaker of the House of Representatives: William Otey Reed. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
Memorial, January 1970, p. 67. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Mentioned in "Speaker's Office Now a Prize Plum," 9/15/1980. Dallas Morning News.

Photographs

Photograph. W.O. Reed, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Reed, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Reed, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Reed, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Reed, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Reed, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Reed, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Reed, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.O. Reed, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. William Otey Reed, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
46th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

50th R.S. - 1947 Legislative Audit, Special
47th R.S. - 1941 Appropriations (Chair) Banks and Banking Eleemosynary Appropriation, Special Highways and Motor Traffic Rules
46th R.S. - 1939 Appropriations Common Carriers Highways and Motor Traffic Judiciary (Chair) Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Social Security Program Financing, Special
45th R.S. - 1937 Appropriations Banks and Banking Common Carriers (Chair) Congressional and Legislative Districts Highways and Motor Traffic Judiciary
44th R.S. - 1935 Common Carriers (Chair) Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations Oil, Gas and Mining
43rd R.S. - 1933 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Highways and Motor Traffic Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations

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