William Meshech Jones

Full Name: William Meshech "Bill" Jones
Date of birth: July 9, 1925
Date of death: April 5, 1994

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	51-3	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas
H	51-3	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas		Dallas

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House District 51-3
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 51-3
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Dallas / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., HSR 83. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
74th Legislature, R.S., HR 1059. Memorializing 35 members who died in the past two years. Resolutions - Memorial.

Military Service Notes

United States Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel, World War II and Korea. Military grave marker, William Meshech Jones, birth date 7/9/1925, death date 4/5/1994, burial in Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park, Dallas. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

"Bill Jones to Run for Legislature," 1/15/1958. Dallas Morning News.
William Meshech Jones, death date 4/5/1994 in Dallas. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.

Photographs

Photograph. William M. (Bill) Jones, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Bill Jones, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wm. M (Bill) Jones, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

57th R.S. - 1961 Counties Enrolled Bills Livestock and Stock Raising Public Lands and Buildings Public Printing
56th R.S. - 1959 Common Carriers Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Military and Veteran's Affairs Revenue and Taxation School Districts

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