Wayne Connally
Wayne Connally | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 58th district | |
In office January 12, 1965 – January 10, 1967 | |
Preceded by | Jerry Butler |
Succeeded by | W. S. Pickett |
Member of the Texas Senate from the 21st district | |
In office January 10, 1967 – January 9, 1973 | |
Preceded by | Abraham Kazen |
Succeeded by | John Traeger |
Personal details | |
Born | Wayne Wright Connally March 19, 1923 Floresville, Texas, U.S. |
Died | December 20, 2000 Cody, Wyoming, U.S. | (aged 77)
Political party | Democratic |
Relatives | John Connally (brother) |
Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
Wayne Wright Connally (March 19, 1923 – December 20, 2000) was an American politician. He served as a Democratic member for the 58th district of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] He also served as a member for the 21st district of the Texas Senate.[1][2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Born in Floresville, Texas, the son of Lela and John Connally Sr.[2] His brother was John Connally, later governor of Texas.[2][4][5] He graduated from Floresville High School in 1940 and attended the University of Texas at Austin.[2]
Connally served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II for three years until February 1946, and later joined his brother John in politics.[2] In 1965, Connally was elected to represent the 58th district of the Texas House of Representatives.[1] In 1967, he was elected to the Texas Senate in the 21st district,[1] succeeding Abraham Kazen. He was succeeded by John Traeger in 1973.
Connally moved to Cody, Wyoming and lived there until his death in December 2000 at the age of 77.[2] His body was cremated.[2]
References
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- 1923 births
- 2000 deaths
- 20th-century American legislators
- People from Floresville, Texas
- People from Wilson County, Texas
- People from Park County, Wyoming
- Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
- Democratic Party Texas state senators
- University of Texas at Austin alumni
- United States Army Air Forces soldiers
- 20th-century Texas politicians
- Texas politician stubs