William Raleigh Chambers

Full Name: William Raleigh "Bill" Chambers
Date of birth: April 10, 1880
Date of death: July 3, 1970

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	73	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	May / Brown	Brown, Comanche, Mills
H	73	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	May / Brown	Brown, Comanche, Mills
H	125	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	May / Brown	Brown, Coleman
H	125	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	May / Brown	Brown, Coleman
H	125	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	May / Brown	Brown, Coleman
H	125	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	May / Brown	Brown, Coleman
H	125	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	May / Brown	Brown, Coleman
H	125	Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941	46th	Democrat	May / Brown	Brown, Coleman

(1) 54th Legislature - shows Chambers served in 48th-54th House; House Journals show 46th-54th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 73
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: May / Brown
Counties in district: Brown, Comanche, Mills

House District 73
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: May / Brown
Counties in district: Brown, Comanche, Mills

House District 125
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: May / Brown
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman

House District 125
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: May / Brown
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman

House District 125
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: May / Brown
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman

House District 125
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: May / Brown
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman

House District 125
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: May / Brown
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman

House District 125
Jan 10, 1939 - Jan 14, 1941
Legislatures: 46th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: May / Brown
Counties in district: Brown, Coleman

(1) 54th Legislature - shows Chambers served in 48th-54th House; House Journals show 46th-54th. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 261, extending congratulations of members of 54th Legislature to members who have ten years of service in the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch included in "Checkers" by Mike Cox. Birth date 4/10/1880; death date 7/3/1970. Texas Escapes Online Magazine.

Other Resources

William Raliegh [sic] Chambers, birth date 4/10/1880, death date 7/3/1970. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
William Raleigh Chambers, birth date 4/10/1880, home address in May, Brown County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
William Raleigh Chambers, birth date 4/10/1880 in Marshall County, Alabama; residence in May, Brown County, Texas. FamilySearch United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.

Photographs

Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. (Bill) Chambers, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W.R. Chambers, 46th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Agriculture Appropriations Counties Public Lands and Buildings State Hospitals and Special Schools (Chair)
53rd R.S. - 1953 Agriculture (Chair) Appropriations Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Penitentiaries State Hospitals and Special Schools
52nd R.S. - 1951 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures Conservation and Reclamation Counties Poet Laureate Selection, Special Public Health
51st R.S. - 1949 Counties Livestock and Stock Raising Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Lands and Buildings State Affairs
49th R.S. - 1945 Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Education Legislative Audit, Special Poet Laureate Selection, Special Revenue and Taxation (Chair)
48th R.S. - 1943 Agriculture (Vice Chair) Education Livestock and Stock Raising Poet Laureate Selection, Special Public Lands and Buildings Rules (Chair)
47th R.S. - 1941 Agriculture (Chair) Common Carriers Education Local and Uncontested Bills Milk Industry, Investigation
46th R.S. - 1939 Agriculture Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Education

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