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.
Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
SpeakerNewt Gingrich
Dennis Hastert
Preceded bySam Gibbons
Succeeded byBill Thomas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 7th district
In office
January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2001
Preceded byGeorge H.W. Bush
Succeeded byJohn Culberson
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
In office
1967–1971
Personal details
Born (1928-03-02) March 2, 1928 (age 96)
Houston, Texas
Political partyRepublican
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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Other websites

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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