Bill W. Clayton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetBill W. Clayton
Texas politician, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1928
Place of Birth: Olney, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 06-Jan-2007
Profession: rancher
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Bill W. Clayton
- Bill Wayne Clayton, sometimes known as Billy Clayton (September 11, 1928 – January 6, 2007), was an American politician from West Texas who served as a state legislator for twenty years and was Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1975 to 1983, a tenure twice as long as that of any other presiding officer of the house elected before him.
- A Conservative Democrat from a rural area of the Texas South Plains, Clayton attained the speakership by successfully forging a broad-based House coalition.
- He was considered one of the most influential legislators - and, after he left the chamber, lobbyists - in modern Texas history.
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