DeWitt Hale | |
Office: | Member of the Texas House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 13, 1953 |
Term End: | September 30, 1978 |
Term Start2: | January 10, 1939 |
Term End2: | December 14, 1940 |
Birth Name: | Louis DeWitt Hale |
Birth Date: | 10 June 1917 |
Birth Place: | Caddo Mills, Texas, U.S. |
Death Place: | Austin, Texas |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Carol Moore (died 2008) |
Profession: | lawyer |
Residence: | Corpus Christi, Texas |
Alma Mater: | University of Texas |
Louis DeWitt Hale (June 10, 1917 – February 20, 2018) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member in the Texas House of Representatives from 1953 to 1978 and 1939 to 1940. He served as Speaker pro tempore from 1961 to 1962. Hale served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.[1] [2] From 1975 to 1978, he was Dean of the Texas House.[3]