William Whipple Allen

Full Name: William Whipple "Bill" Allen
Date of birth: October 1, 1923
Date of death: June 1, 1999

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	80	Jan 11, 1955 - Jul 19, 1955	54th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Laredo / Webb		Webb, Zapata
H	80	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Laredo / Webb		Webb, Zapata

(1) Allen resigned 7/19/1955. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, October 2000, p. 916. Texas Bar Journal.

Military Service Notes

United States Air Force B-24 Bomber Squadron, World War II. Memorial, October 2000, p. 916. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

William Whipple Allen, death date 6/1/1999 in Webb County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.

Photographs

Photograph. William W. Allen, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. William W. Allen, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Common Carriers Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts (Chair) Judiciary
53rd R.S. - 1953 Congressional and Legislative Districts Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence Public Health (Vice Chair) State Affairs

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