Billy Wayne “Bill” Clayton, 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. Clayton, a conservative Democrat from a rural area of the Texas South Plains, attained the speakership by successfully forging a broad-based House coalition. Wikipedia
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Bill Clayton (1928-), a state representative for 20 years, served as speaker from 1975 to 1983, a tenure twice as long as that of any other presiding officer of the house elected before him. texaspolitics.laits.utexas.edu/html/leg/speakers/49.html
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