James William Shannon

Full Name: James William "Bill" Shannon
Date of birth: October 22, 1907
Date of death: December 30, 1988

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	62	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath	Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton
H	62	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath	Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton
H	105	Jan 14, 1947 - Oct 4, 1948	50th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath	Erath, Hood

(1) Salesman. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(2) Shannon resigned 10/4/1948. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

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House District 62
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton

House District 62
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Bosque, Coryell, Erath, Hamilton

House District 105
Jan 14, 1947 - Oct 4, 1948
Legislatures: 50th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Erath, Hood

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

71st Legislature, R.S., SR 503. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, J.W. 'Bill' Shannon, State Representative, 1/1/1989, p. 37. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

Other Resources

James William Shannon, death date 12/30/1988 in Erath County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
James W. Shannon, birth date 10/22/1907, death date 12/30/1988, last place of residence Stephenville, Erath County, Texas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.
J.W. (Bill) Shannon, birth date 10/22/1907, death date 12/30/1988, burial in Barbee Cemetery, Edna Hill, Erath County, with wife Neva Shannon. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. J.W. (Bill) Shannon, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. [Bill] Shannon, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.W. Shannon, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

50th 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.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957 Commerce and Manufacturer's Federal Relations (Vice Chair) Liquor Regulation Livestock and Stock Raising Penitentiaries
54th R.S. - 1955 Aeronautics Liquor Regulation Public Health State Hospitals and Special Schools
50th R.S. - 1947 Counties Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Liquor Regulation Penitentiaries Public Health State Penitentiaries and the Farm System, Investigation, Special

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