Myra Davis Banfield
Full Name: Myra Davis BanfieldOther surnames: Davis, Dippel, Dipple, Wilkinson
Date of birth: August 3, 1918
Date of death: June 10, 2006
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 30 | Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 | 58th (1) | Democrat | Rosenberg / Fort Bend | Fort Bend | |
| H | 30 | Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 | 57th | Democrat | Rosenberg / Fort Bend | Fort Bend, Waller |
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.
Terms of Service top
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House District 30
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 Legislatures: 58th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rosenberg / Fort Bend Counties in district: Fort Bend |
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House District 30
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 Legislatures: 57th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Rosenberg / Fort Bend Counties in district: Fort Bend, Waller |
(1) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- 57th, 58th Legislature - name Myra Banfield. House Journal.
- 57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 125. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Photo and biographical sketch, Myra Davis Wilkinson Banfield (Dippel), pp. 139-143. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000.
- Dippel, Myra Davis Banfield. Texas State Cemetery.
Other Resources
- "Myra (Banfield) Dippel, who represented Fort Bend County, noted that she was 'the only person ever elected to this House on a write-in vote.'" Dallas Morning News.
Photographs
- Photograph. Myra Banfield, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Mrs. Myra B. Banfield, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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58th R.S. - 1963
Conservation and Reclamation Education Labor Non-academic and Psychological Testing in Schools (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Hospitals and Special Schools (Vice Chair) | ||
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57th R.S. - 1961
Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Labor Liquor Regulation Privileges, Suffrage and Elections |
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