Terms of Service

• House, 62nd ^{(1) (2)} Legislature
  1/12/1971 - 3/17/1972
  Democrat
  
• House, 61st Legislature
  1/14/1969 - 1/12/1971
  Democrat
  
• House, 60th Legislature
  1/10/1967 - 1/14/1969
  Democrat
  
• House, 59th Legislature
  1/12/1965 - 1/10/1967
  Democrat
  
• House, 58th Legislature
  1/8/1963 - 1/12/1965
  Democrat
  
• House, 57th Legislature
  1/10/1961 - 1/8/1963
  Democrat
  
• House, 56th Legislature
  1/13/1959 - 1/10/1961
  Democrat
  
• House, 55th ⁽³⁾ Legislature
  1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
  Democrat
  
• House, 54th Legislature
  1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
  Democrat
  
• House, 53rd Legislature
  1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
  Democrat
  
• House, 49th Legislature
  1/9/1945 - 1/14/1947
  Democrat
  
• House, 48th Legislature
  1/12/1943 - 1/9/1945
  Democrat
  

(1) J. Pike Powers, Jr., in special election 6/13/1972, sworn 6/19/1972, succeeded Will L. Smith, died 3/17/1972. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-1992 1992.
(2) J. Pike Powers, Jr., in special election 6/13/1972, sworn 6/15/1972, succeeded Will L. Smith, died 3/17/1972. Powers' first session was 62nd 3rd Called Session. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Public relations, jewelry business. "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 .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 61st Legislature, R.S., HSR 510, designating Representative Smith Dean of the House. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 56th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 72. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 41. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 562. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 503, designating Representative Smith Dean of the House, p. 2163. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 565. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 502, designating Representatives McIlhaney, Murray, and Smith, Deans of the House, 5/18/1965. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 62nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 399, "considered the father of special education in Texas, having authored the original bill setting up this program . . ." Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .
• 62nd Legislature, 2nd C.S., HCR 1. Birth date 10/31/1917. Resolutions - Memorial .
• 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 29, authorizing the acceptance of a gift in memory of Representative Will L. Smith. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Will L. Smith, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

• Biographical sketch and portrait - In memoriam, volume 2, pp. 62-63. Men of Achievement in Texas 1972.
• Mentioned in Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade .
• Smith, William Landrum. Texas State Cemetery .

Committee Information

• 62nd R.S. - 1971
• Governmental Affairs and Efficiency (Chair) 
• Historic Flags  
• History of Members of the Texas Legislature  
• House Administration  
• Military Affairs  
• Public Health  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 61st R.S. - 1969
• Cosmetology and Hairdressing  
• Higher Education  
• House Administration (Vice Chair) 
• House Office (Chair) 
• Juvenile Crime and Deliquency (Chair) 
• Public Health  
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 60th R.S. - 1967
• Claims and Accounts  
• Highways and Roads  
• House Administration  
• House Office  
• Mental Health and Mental Retardation (Chair) 
• Revenue and Taxation  
• 59th R.S. - 1965
• Claims and Accounts  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• House Office  
• Public Health (Chair) 
• Rules (Vice Chair) 
• State Hospitals and Special Schools  
• 58th R.S. - 1963
• Claims and Accounts  
• Counties (Vice Chair) 
• Federal Relations  
• House Office  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections  
• 57th R.S. - 1961
• Claims and Accounts  
• Contingent Expenses  
• House Office  
• Insurance Investigating (State Board of Insurance, Rate Increase), Special  
• Licensing and Examining Boards (Chair) 
• Motor Traffic  
• Public Health  
• Rules (Chair) 
• 56th R.S. - 1959
• Congressional and Legislative Districts  
• Constitutional Amendments  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• State Hospitals and Special Schools (Chair) 
• State Hospitals and Special Schools, Special  
• 55th R.S. - 1957
• Aeronautics  
• Liquor Regulation  
• Penitentiaries  
• Public Printing  
• State Hospitals and Special Schools  
• 54th R.S. - 1955
• Liquor Regulation  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• Public Health  
• Public Lands and Buildings  
• State Hospitals and Special Schools  
• 53rd R.S. - 1953
• Aeronautics (Vice Chair) 
• Banks and Banking  
• Common Carriers  
• Federal Relations  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• 49th R.S. - 1945
• Claims and Accounts  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
• Privileges, Suffrage and Elections (Chair) 
• Public Health  
• Representation Before the Legislature  
• 48th R.S. - 1943
• Federal Relations (Vice Chair) 
• Judicial Redistricting  
• Local and Uncontested Bills  
• Municipal and Private Corporations  
• Public Health  
• Public Printing  
• Revenue and Taxation