Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	81-2	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	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 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Wichita Falls / Wichita	Wichita

(1) 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.
(2) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

53rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 259. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

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.

Photographs

Photograph. J.B. Walling, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.B. Walling, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.B. Walling, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

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

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