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Rayford Price Full Name: William Rayford Price Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 16 Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 62nd (1)   Democrat Palestine / Anderson Speaker 3/28/1972 - 1/9/1973.   Anderson, Cherokee H 16 Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971 61st   Democrat Palestine / Anderson   Anderson, Cherokee H 16 Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969 60th   Democrat Palestine / Anderson   Anderson, Cherokee H 16 Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967 59th   Democrat Palestine / Anderson   Anderson, Cherokee H 16 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (2)   Democrat Frankston / Anderson   Anderson, Cherokee H 27 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Frankston / Anderson   Anderson (1) W. Rayford Price succeeded Gus Mutscher, resigned 3/28/1972, as Speaker of the House the same day. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (2) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 12. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 169. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 58th Legislature, R.S., HSR 121. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 62nd Legislature, 3rd C.S., HSR 75, Commending Speaker Rayford Price for his leadership and declaring that the date July 5, 1972, be designated as "Speaker's Day." Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 62nd Legislature, 4th C.S., HCR 25. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 89. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 66th Legislature, R.S., HR 118. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 290. 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. Biographical Sketches Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas. 68th Speaker of the House of Representatives: William Rayford Price. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Price, William Rayford. Texas State Cemetery. Photographs Photograph. Rayford Price, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rayford Price, 62nd Legislature, Texas House of Representatives Photograph. Rayford Price, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rayford Price, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rayford Price, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rayford Price, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Rayford Price, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. William Rayford Price, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 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. 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. 61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 62nd R.S. - 1971 Commerce and Manufacturing   Constitutional Amendments   Judiciary   Mental Health and Mental Retardation   Parks and Wildlife   61st R.S. - 1969 Constitutional Amendments   Delinquent Ad Valorem Tax (Vice Chair)  Elections   Imported Fire Ant Study   Insurance   Judicial Districts   State Affairs (Chair)  60th R.S. - 1967 Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence   Election Code (Vice Chair)  Facilities for the Criminally Insane and the Insane Criminal   Penitentiaries   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   State Affairs   59th R.S. - 1965 Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence   Criminal Law Revision   Election Law   Judicial Districts   Judiciary   Penitentiaries   Visit Certain Military Installations, Special   58th R.S. - 1963 Congressional and Legislative Districts (Vice Chair)  Counties   Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections   Public Health   Public Lands and Buildings   57th R.S. - 1961 Congressional and Legislative Districts   Conservation and Reclamation   Education   Interstate Cooperation   State Affairs   State-Owned Lands and/or Islands

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