J.B. Walling

John Bell Walling

Full Name: John Bell Walling
Date of birth: October 5, 1928
Date of death: October 16, 1988

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 81-2 Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 55th (1)   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita
H 81-2 Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 54th   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita
H 81-2 Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 53rd   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita
H 111-2 Nov 13, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 52nd (2) (3)   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Wichita

(1) Independent oil operator. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(2) J.B. Walling, in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded Vernon McDaniel, resigned 6/13/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual.

Terms of Service top

House District 81-2
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita
House District 81-2
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita
House District 81-2
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955
Legislatures: 53rd  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita
House District 111-2
Nov 13, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd (2) (3)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Wichita

(1) Independent oil operator. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal.
(2) J.B. Walling, in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded Vernon McDaniel, resigned 6/13/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Other Resources

  • "J.B. Walling; His Pump Eases World's Thirst," Fort Worth Star Telegram, 10/20/1988. Death date 10/16/1988. Ancestry.com.
  • "Dispute Arises Over Boundary," 1/18/1953. Dallas Morning News.
  • Relatives: J.B. Walling of Wichita Falls (52nd-55th Legislatures) is a descendant of Jesse Walling (2nd, 7th, and 9th Legislatures). Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957
Common Carriers (Chair) 
Conservation and Reclamation  
Military and Veteran's Affairs  
Oil, Gas and Mining  
Poet Laureate Selection, Special  
Public Lands and Buildings  
54th R.S. - 1955
Common Carriers  
Education  
Motor Traffic  
Oil, Gas, and Mining (Vice Chair) 
State Hospitals and Special Schools  
53rd R.S. - 1953
Education  
Judicial Districts  
Motor Traffic  
Oil, Gas and Mining (Vice Chair) 
Privileges, Suffrage and Elections  

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Party information is not available for the 1st-11th Legislatures.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.