Willis Whatley

Full Name: Willis James Whatley
Date of birth: January 12, 1928
Date of death: February 9, 1989

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	22-2	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-10	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris
H	22-10	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Houston / Harris	Harris

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

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House District 22-2
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 22-10
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

House District 22-10
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Houston / Harris
Counties in district: Harris

(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

60th Legislature, R.S., HSR 19. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
71st Legislature, R.S., HR 166. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, April 1990, p. 419. Texas Bar Journal.

Photographs

Photograph. Willis Whatley, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Willis Whatley, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Willis J. Whatley, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

60th R.S. - 1967 Banks and Banking Commerce and Manufacturers Common Carriers Facilities for the Criminally Insane and the Insane Criminal (Chair) Local Bills (Chair) Public Lands and Buildings
59th R.S. - 1965 Appropriations Common Carriers Housing and Physical Care for Criminally Insane Persons (Chair) Houston Legal Aid Foundation Local and Uncontested Bills (Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations Penitentiaries
58th R.S. - 1963 Criminal Jurisprudence Highways and Roads Insurance Labor Local and Uncontested Bills

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