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

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. 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, 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 who served as the 39th governor of Texas from 1963 to 1969 and as the 61st United States secretary of the treasury from 1971 to 1972. He began his career as a Hi ...

, 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

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. 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 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 20th-century members of the Texas Legislature {{Texas-politician-stub