Wayne Connally

Full Name: Wayne Wright Connally
Date of birth: March 19, 1923
Date of death: December 20, 2000

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	21	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Floresville / Wilson	Senate President Pro Tempore (62nd)	Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Refugio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala
S	21	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971	60th ⁽²⁾ 61st	Democrat	Floresville / Wilson		Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Refugio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala
H	58	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Floresville / Wilson		Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, McMullen, Wilson

(1) 62nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 7/7/1972; and 4th C.S., elected 9/18/1972. Senate Journal.
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) Sworn 11/23/1964. Oaths of Office.

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Senate District 21
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (62nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Floresville / Wilson
Counties in district: Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Refugio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala

Senate District 21
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 60th ⁽²⁾ 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Floresville / Wilson
Counties in district: Atascosa, Bee, Bexar, Brooks, Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen, Maverick, Medina, Refugio, Starr, Webb, Wilson, Zapata, Zavala

House District 58
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Floresville / Wilson
Counties in district: Atascosa, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, McMullen, Wilson

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Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

59th Legislature, R.S., HSR 99. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
77th Legislature, R.S., SR 452. Resolutions - Memorial.
77th Legislature, R.S., SR 825. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, obituary, "Remembering Wayne Connally," speech by Hon. Ralph M. Hall of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives, Thursday, 6/28/2001. Extensions of Remarks, 6/29/2001, p. E1253. Congressional Record.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2001.
Connally, Wayne Wright. Relatives: Wayne Connally and Governor John B. Connally - brothers. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Army Air Corps, World War II. A State of Remembrance, 2001.
United States Army Air Corps. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Photographs

Photograph. Wayne Connally, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wayne W. Connally, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wayne Connally, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wayne W. Connally, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Agriculture and Drought Disaster Relief, Special Agriculture and Livestock (Vice Chair) Banking Constitutional Amendments County, District and Urban Affairs Horse Racing and Pari-mutuel Betting, Interim Insurance Intergovernmental Relations Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Local and Uncontested Bills, Special Natural Resources Nominations Parks and Wildlife (Chair) Public Health State Affairs Transportation Water and Conservation
61st R.S. - 1969 Agricultural Land Assessment (Chair) Agriculture and Livestock Banking Constitutional Amendments County, District, and Urban Affairs (Vice Chair) Education Insurance Natural Fibers and Textile Development Parks and Recreation Parks and Wildlife (Chair) Privileges and Elections Public Health State Affairs Taxation of Farm, Ranch and Forest Lands Water and Conservation
60th R.S. - 1967 Agriculture and Livestock Counties, Cities, and Towns Education Finance Insurance (Vice Chair) Jurisprudence Privileges and Elections Transportation Water and Conservation
59th R.S. - 1965 Agriculture Federal Relations Game and Fisheries Insurance Public Lands and Buildings Visit Certain Military Installations, Special

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