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:''Not to be confused with William Jefferson "Bill" Blythe, Jr., the biological father of [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]]''

:''Not to be confused with William Jefferson "Bill" Blythe, Jr., the biological father of [[U.S. President]] [[Bill Clinton]]''

 

'''William Jackson Blythe, Jr.''', usually known as '''Bill Blythe''' or '''William Blythe''' (born August 15, 1935),  is a [[real estate]] broker in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Texas House of Representatives for Harris County. His legislative service in the former District 22-3, subsequently District 91, extended from 1971-1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/membersearch.cfm|title=W. J. "Bill" Blythe, Jr.|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>​

'''William Jackson Blythe, Jr.''', usually known as '''Bill Blythe''' or '''William Blythe''' (born August 15, 1935),  is a [[real estate]] broker in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], [[Texas]], and a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former member of the Texas House of Representatives for Harris County. His legislative service in the former District 22–3, subsequently District 91, extended from 1971–1983.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/membersearch.cfm|title=W. J. "Bill" Blythe, Jr.|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>​

==Background==

==Background==

A sixth generation Texan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.har.com/AWS/AWS.CFM?AGENT_NUMBER=97232|title=Bill Blythe, Realtor|publisher=har.com|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref> Blythe was born in [[San Antonio]] in Bexar County to  William Blythe, Sr. (1907–2004), a native of Fordyce in Dallas County in southern [[Arkansas]]] and an attorney and colonel in the [[United States Army]], stationed throughout the world during thirty-seven years of service. Colonel Blythe had been one of the trainers of the Green Berets. Blythe's mother is the former Bess Tyson of the Elkins Lake community near Huntsville in Walker County in East Texas, later of Houston. Her parents were Thomas Brown Tyson and the former Fannie Rose Robinson of San Jacinto County, Texas. Bess Blythe's forbears were among the founders of the [[Republic of Texas]].<ref name=obit>Obituary of William J. Blythe, Sr., '' Houston Chronicle,'' April 15, 2004.</ref>​

A sixth generation Texan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.har.com/AWS/AWS.CFM?AGENT_NUMBER=97232|title=Bill Blythe, Realtor|publisher=har.com|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref> Blythe was born in [[San Antonio]] in Bexar County to  William Blythe, Sr. (1907–2004), a native of Fordyce in Dallas County in southern [[Arkansas]]] and an attorney and colonel in the [[United States Army]], stationed throughout the world during thirty-seven years of service. Colonel Blythe had been one of the trainers of the Green Berets. Blythe's mother is the former Bess Tyson of the Elkins Lake community near Huntsville in Walker County in East Texas, later of Houston. Her parents were Thomas Brown Tyson and the former Fannie Rose Robinson of San Jacinto County, Texas. Bess Blythe's forbears were among the founders of the [[Republic of Texas]].<ref name=obit>Obituary of William J. Blythe, Sr., '' Houston Chronicle,'' April 15, 2004.</ref>​

Blythe earned his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in general business from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. He also studied economics and political science at the [[University of Virginia]] at [Charlottesville, and the [[London School of Economics]] in [[London]], [[England]]. Blythe served for eight years in the United States Army, both active and reserve duty. He retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel from the Texas State Guard. A former member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Jaycees, he received that organization's Charles A. Perlitz, Jr. Memorial Award for "Leadership Training through Community Development."<ref name=blythe/>​

Blythe earned his [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in general business from the [[University of Texas]] at [[Austin]]. He also studied economics and political science at the [[University of Virginia]] at Charlottesville, and the [[London School of Economics]] in [[London]], [[England]]. Blythe served for eight years in the United States Army, both active and reserve duty. He retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel from the Texas State Guard. A former member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Jaycees, he received that organization's Charles A. Perlitz, Jr. Memorial Award for "Leadership Training through Community Development."<ref name=blythe/>​

In 1962, Blythe joined his father, who retired that year from the Army, in the establishment in Austin of the former William Blythe Advertising and Public Relations Company.<ref name=obit/> With more than four decades in the real estate business, Blythe was as of  2011 an associate with Martha Turner Properties. His experience includes commercial and residential sales, building, and developing within the Houston Metropolitan Area.<ref name=blythe/>​

In 1962, Blythe joined his father, who retired that year from the Army, in the establishment in Austin of the former William Blythe Advertising and Public Relations Company.<ref name=obit/> With more than four decades in the real estate business, Blythe was as of  2011 an associate with Martha Turner Properties. His experience includes commercial and residential sales, building, and developing within the Houston Metropolitan Area.<ref name=blythe/>​

In 1982, Blythe ran unsuccessfully in the Republican [[primary]] against freshman state Senator [[J. E. "Buster" Brown]], then of Lake Jackson in suburban Houston and now a lobbyist in Austin.. Reflecting on that campaign, Brown said that the two disagreed on few issues but that the race became personally divisive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2010-texas-governors-race/primary-races-tend-to-be-bloody/|author=Morgan Smith|title=Primary Races Tend to Be Bloody|date=November 3, 2009|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>​

In 1982, Blythe ran unsuccessfully in the Republican [[primary]] against freshman state Senator [[J. E. "Buster" Brown]], then of Lake Jackson in suburban Houston and now a lobbyist in Austin.. Reflecting on that campaign, Brown said that the two disagreed on few issues but that the race became personally divisive.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/texas-politics/2010-texas-governors-race/primary-races-tend-to-be-bloody/|author=Morgan Smith|title=Primary Races Tend to Be Bloody|date=November 3, 2009|publisher=''The Texas Tribune''|accessdate=March 24, 2020}}</ref>​

 

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