Joe R. Pool

Joe Richard Pool
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas
In office
January 3, 1963 – July 14, 1968
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byJames M. Collins
ConstituencyAt-large (1963–67)
3rd district (1967–68)
Personal details
Born
Joe Richard Pool

(1911-02-18)February 18, 1911
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
DiedJuly 14, 1968(1968-07-14) (aged 57)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Cause of deathHeart attack
Resting placeLaurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materSouthern Methodist University

Joe Richard Pool (February 18, 1911 – July 14, 1968) was an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from Texas. Pool represented all of Texas from January 3, 1963, until January 3, 1967 (when such districts in multi-district states were banned by the Supreme Court) and then from the western half of Dallas County, Texas, from January 3, 1967, until July 14, 1968.