William Reynolds Archer Jr.
American politician
William Reynolds “Bill” Archer Jr. (born March 22, 1928) is an American lawyer and politician. Archer served two terms, from 1967 to 1971, in the Texas House of Representatives – changing from the Democratic to the Republican party in 1969.
William Reynolds Archer Jr. | |
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| Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee | |
| In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Speaker | Newt Gingrich Dennis Hastert |
| Preceded by | Sam Gibbons |
| Succeeded by | Bill Thomas |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | George H.W. Bush |
| Succeeded by | John Culberson |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives | |
| In office 1967–1971 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1928 Houston, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Sawyer |
Archer Jr. later represented Texas in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican for 30 years, from 1971 until 2001, serving for his last six years as chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.[1]
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- United States Congress. "William Reynolds Archer Jr. (id: A000215)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Voting record maintained by the Washington Post Archived 2006-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
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