Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
S	22	Jan 13, 1953 - Aug 13, 1955	53rd ⁽²⁾ 54th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Bowie / Montague	Callahan, Clay, Denton, Eastland, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Stephens, Wise
S	22	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Stoneburg / Montague	Denton, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker, Wise
H	47	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Stoneburg / Montague	Montague
H	47	Jan 14, 1947 - Jan 11, 1949	50th	Democrat	Fruitland / Montague	Montague

(1) Wagonseller died 8/13/1955. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) 53rd Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/14/1953, pp. 16-17. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) 2-year term; entire Senate went up for reelection in 1952 due to redistricting. Texas Constitution Art. III, §3, Election and term of office of Senators.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, R.S., SR 6. Resolutions - Memorial.

Military Service Notes

United States Army. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

Wagonseller, Wayne Warren. Texas State Cemetery.

Photographs

Photograph. Wayne W. Wagonseller, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wayne W. Wagonseller, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wayne W. Wagonseller, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wayne W. Wagonseller, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Wayne W. Wagonseller, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

52nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
50th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Education Highways and Motor Traffic Labor State Affairs
53rd R.S. - 1953 Agricultural Affairs Committee of the Whole Senate Educational Affairs Insurance Labor (Chair) Oil, Gas and Conservation State Affairs State Highways and Motor Traffic
52nd R.S. - 1951 Aeronautics Agricultural Affairs Labor Military and Veterans' Affairs (Chair) Nominations of the Governor Oil, Gas and Conservation Public Health (Vice Chair) State Affairs State Penitentiaries Stock and Stock Raising (Chair)
51st R.S. - 1949 Common Carriers Counties Labor (Chair) Motor Traffic Public Health Representation Before the Legislature
50th R.S. - 1947 Agriculture Conservation and Reclamation Education Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Highways and Roads

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