Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
[Pages 281-282]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
BILL ARCHER, Republican, of Houston, TX; born in Houston, March 22,
1928; graduated from St. Thomas High School, salutatorian, 1945;
attended Rice University, 1945-46; University of Texas, B.B.A., LL.B.
(with honors), 1946-51; served in the U.S. Air Force, 1951-53; captain,
USAF Reserves; councilman and mayor pro tempore, city of Hunters Creek
Village,
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1955-62; elected to Texas House of Representatives, 1966; reelected,
1968; attorney and businessman; president, Uncle Johnny Mills, Inc.,
1953-61; member of Saint Anne's Catholic Church; member, Sigma Alpha
Epsilon fraternity; chosen Houston Sigma Alpha Epsilon Man of the Year;
St. Thomas High School Alumnus Award; Houston B'nai B'rith Man of the
Year Award; member, Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity; life member, Houston
Livestock Show and Rodeo; Guardian of Small Business award, National
Federation of Independent Business Watchdog of the Treasury Award;
National Alliance of Senior Citizens Golden Age Hall of Fame award;
president, Texas State Society of Washington, DC, 1974-75; Spring
Branch-Memorial Chamber of Commerce Most Representative Citizen award;
Brotherhood Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews;
University of Texas 1981 Distinguished Alumnus Award; five children, two
step children, and seven grandchildren; married to the former Sharon
Sawyer; elected to the 92nd Congress, November 3, 1970; reelected to
each succeeding Congress; chairman, Committee on Ways and Means; Joint
Committee on Taxation; official Congressional Trade Adviser; member,
White House Commission on Regulatory Reform, 1975-76; chairman,
Republican Study Committee Task Force on Regulatory Reform, 1975-76;
member, National Commission on Social Security Reform, 1982-83; member,
Republican Leadership's Task Force on Health, 1992-93; chairman,
Leader's Economic Task Force, 1993; awards: Free Congress Foundation's
Sound Dollar, 1994; Golden Bulldog Award, Watchdog of the Treasury; The
Jefferson Award, Citizens for a Sound Economy, 1994; The National
Association of Private Enterprise Entrepreneurs Perfect Partner Award,
1993; American Society of Association Executives, Beacon Award, 1992;
American Business Council of the Gulf Countries, Open Door to the Middle
East Award, 1993.
Office Listings
http://www.house.gov/archer
1236 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC
20515-4307............................................ 225-2571
Administrative Assistant.--Don Carlson. FAX: 225-4381
Legislative Director.--Noelle Montano Hawley.
Appointment Secretary.--Linda Figura.
Press Secretary.--James Wilcox.
10000 Memorial Drive, No. 620, Houston, TX 77024-3490.. (713) 682-8828
FAX: 680-8070
County: Harris County; cities of Barker, Cypress, Houston (part), Katy
(part), Tomball (part), and Waller (part). Population (1990),
566,217.
ZIP Codes: 77005 (part), 77019 (part) 77024, 77027, 77040 (part), 77041
(part), 77042 (part), 77043, 77046, 77055, 77056-57, 77057,
77063 (part), 77064 (part), 77065, 77070 (part), 77072 (part),
77077, 77079, 77080 (part), 77081 (part), 77082 (part), 77083
(part), 77084 (part), 77086 (part), 77094-95, 77098 (part),
77099 (part), 77218-19 (part), 77224, 77227, 77240-42, 77243
(part), 77244, 77256-57, 77269, 77277 (part), 77279, 77280
(part), 77282, 77411 (part), 77413, 77429, 77433, 77446, 77447
(part), 77449 77450 (part), 77484 (part), 77491-92, 77493
(part), 77494 (part)