Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	69	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Marlin / Falls		Falls, Limestone, McLennan
H	72	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Marlin / Falls		Falls, Milam, Williamson

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

CONNALLY, Thomas Terry (Tom) (1877-1963). Representative and Senator, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
CONNALLY, THOMAS TERRY (1877-1963). Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Volume II, pp. 758-760. A History of Central and Western Texas, 1911.
Photo and biographical sketch, Profiles in Power: Twentieth-Century Texans in Washington, 2004.
Memorial, January 1964, p. 56. Texas Bar Journal.
Photographs and biographical sketch. The Texas Senator, 1978.
Biographical sketch, Thomas T. Connally, pp. 91-92. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Military Service Notes

Texas Volunteer Infantry, Sergeant Major, 2nd Regiment, Spanish-American War; United States Army, Captain and Adjutant, 22nd Infantry Brigade, 11th Division, 1918, World War I. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress 1774-Present.
United States Army, Captain Adjutant General Department, 22nd Infantry Brigade, World War I. Thomas T. Connally, birth date 8/19/1877 in Newett, Texas, residence in Marlin, Falls County. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
Connally, Tom T., Texas Volunteer Guard, Call Number: 401-187. 19 years 11 months old, born in Hewitt, McLennan County, oath dated 7/9/1897 at Eddy, Texas. Texas Adjutant General Service Records 1836-1935.
Sergeant, Spanish-American War; Captain, World War I. Memorial, January 1964, p. 56. Texas Bar Journal.

Other Resources

Portrait, Hood, Bonnet, and Little Brown Jug: Texas Politics, 1921-1928, 1984.
"Waco Residents Receive Baylor Honor," 10/17/1986, p. 5. "The award for 1986 was presented to the Connally family, who boast attendance at Baylor through four generations . . . One of the descendants, Tom Connnally, served as first editor of the Baylor yearbook in 1896. He eventually became a U.S. Senator." Waco Citizen.
"Hiram Staton Is Seeking Post as State Legislator," photo, 4/11/1948, p. 9. Relatives: Tom Connally - uncle, Hiram Staton - nephew. Waco News-Tribune.

Photographs

Photograph. Tom Connally, 28th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Tom Connally, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

28th R.S. - 1903 Finance Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) Military Affairs State Affairs
27th R.S. - 1901 Congressional Districts Counties and County Boundaries Enrolled Bills Judiciary No. 1 Military Affairs State Affairs

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