Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Tip Hall

Full Name: William Tip Hall, Jr.
Birth date: August 5, 1922
Death date: February 5, 1999

Terms of Service

House, 68th Legislature
1/11/1983 - 1/8/1985
Democrat
House, 66th Legislature
1/9/1979 - 1/13/1981
Democrat
House, 65th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ Legislature
3/29/1978 - 1/9/1979
Democrat

(1) Proclamations, 1/5/1978 and 3/1/1978, ordering a special election in House District 25 on 2/18/1978, and second special election on 3/21/1978, to serve out the unexpired term of the Honorable Walter E. Parker. Governor Dolph Briscoe . January 5, 1978
March 1, 1978
(2) W. Tip Hall, Jr., in special runoff election 3/21/1978, sworn 3/29/1978, succeeded Walter E. Parker, resigned 1/5/1978. Hall's first session was 65th 2nd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Sworn 3/29/1978. Oaths of Office .
(4) Official ballot, certificate of election, canvass of returns for second special election 3/21/1978. Texas Secretary of State .
(5) Certification of members of the House of Representatives, 65th Legislature, Special Session (members elected since the adjournment of the Regular Session), 7/5/1978. Texas Secretary of State .
(6) Special election 2/18/1978, runoff 3/21/1978. Texas Secretary of State - Election Dates Including Special Elections, 1966-2001 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

68th Legislature, R.S., HR 568. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
76th Legislature, R.S., HR 439. Resolutions - Memorial .
76th Legislature, R.S., SCR 74. Birth date 8/22/1922; death date 2/5/1999. Resolutions - Memorial .
Mentioned in 66th Legislature, R.S., HCR 125, in memory of father William Tip Hall, Sr. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. W. Tip Hall, State Preservation Board
Photograph. W. Tip Hall, Jr., State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tip Hall, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, 2/11/1999, p. 10H. Dallas Morning News .
William Tip Hall, death date 2/5/1999 in Denton. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 .
W. Tip Hall, Jr., birth date 8/5/1922, death date 2/5/1999, burial in Roselawn Memorial Park, Denton, Denton County. Includes photos, listing in Preachers of Today, Vol. 2, 1959. Find a Grave .
Obituary, 2/7/1999, pp. 9-10. Fort Worth Star-Telegram .
HALL, WILLIAM TIP, JR. (1922–1999). Handbook of Texas Online .
Oral history interviews available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas .