Wayne Wright Connally (March 19, 1923 – December 20, 2000) was an American

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

. He served as a Democratic member for the 58th district of the

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. He also served as a member for the 21st district of the

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Life and career

Born in

Floresville, Texas Floresville is a city in Wilson County, Texas, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the population was at 7,203 at the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Wilson County. The city is also part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statis ...

, the son of Lela and John Connally Sr. His brother was

John Connally John Bowden Connally Jr. (February 27, 1917June 15, 1993) was an American politician. He served as the 39th governor of Texas and as the 61st United States secretary of the Treasury. He began his career as a Democrat and later became a Republic ...

, later governor of Texas. He graduated from Floresville High School in 1940 and attended the

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. Connally served in the

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during

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for three years until February 1946, and later joined his brother John in

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. In 1965, Connally was elected to represent the 58th district of the

. In 1967, he was elected to the

in the 21st district, succeeding

Abraham Kazen Abraham Kazen Jr., usually known as Chick Kazen (January 17, 1919 – November 29, 1987), was a U.S. Representative from Texas's 23rd congressional district, the first to serve in that particular position. Elected in 1966, Kazen served unti ...

. He was succeeded by John Traeger in 1973. Connally moved to

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and lived there until his death in December 2000 at the age of 77. His body was cremated.

References

1923 births 2000 deaths 20th-century American politicians People from Floresville, Texas People from Wilson County, Texas People from Park County, Wyoming Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives Democratic Party Texas state senators University of Texas at Austin alumni United States Army Air Forces soldiers {{Texas-politician-stub