John Bowden CONNALLY1,3,4,4
27th Feb 19171,2,3,3 - 15th Jun 19932,6,3,7,3,4
Governor of Texas
Life History
27th Feb 1917 |
Born in Floresville, Wilson, Texas.1,2,3,3 |
21st Dec 1940 |
Married Idanell BRILL in Austin, Travis, Texas.3,7,4 |
between 15th Jan 1963 and 21st Jan 1969 |
Occupation Governor of Texas.5 |
15th Jun 1993 |
Died in Houston, Harris, Texas.2,6,3,7,3,4 Pulmonary Fibrosis |
17th Jun 1993 |
Buried in Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Travis County, Texas.3,4,4 |
Notes
- 1930 Federal Census, Bexar County, Texas, 11 April, Justice Precinct 6, San Antonio, District 200, page 23A, 115 Bristol St, Hse #285, Fam #315
Connally, John B Head Owns $2850 M W 42 First married at 20 TX TX GA Operator Bus line
Connally, Lela Wife F W 40 First married at 18 TX TX TX. Connally, Johnnie Son M W 13 Single TX TX TX
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John Connolly [Connally]: ex-Democratic powerhouse
Athens News Courier Personality Spotlight, By United Press Internatioial
John Bowden Connally was one of the nation’s kingpin Democrats until he bolted his party in 1972 to take part in the re-election campaign of President Richard Nixon. A protege of Lyndon Johnson, his career and Johnson's ran parallel courses for some 30 years. The coalition between the two men powerfully affected Texas Politics for two decades, and dominated the natinoal scene while Johnson served inthe White House.
Connally was born Feb 27, 1917, on a small farm near Floresville, Tex. He worked plowing peanuts and hoeing cotton. He attended the University of Texas, where he met his future wife -- Ida Nell Brill.
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-- Athens News Courier, Athens, Alabama, July 30 1974, via NewspaperArchive.com
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"John Bowden Connally, Jr. (February 27, 1917 - June 15, 1993) was an influential American politician, serving as Governor of Texas, Secretary of the Navy under President John F. Kennedy, and as Secretary of the Treasury under President Richard M. Nixon. ... Connally served as governor from 1963-1969."
-- "John Connally," Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Connally
"[Mourner, including Rev Billy] Graham paid their last respects Thursday [June 17. Ì993] to former Texas Gov. John Connally. Connally died Tuesday of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 76. "John Connally was a giant in every way," Graham told 850 mourners at Austin's First United Methodist Church."
-- Santa Ana Orange County Register, Santa Ana, California - June 18 1993, via NewspaperArchive.com
"NEWS HERALD Friday, June 18. Ì993 Mourners pay last respects to John Connally - Michael Holmes Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas - Hundreds of mourners, including Lady Bird Johnson and the Rev. Billy Graham, paid their last respects Thursday [June 17. Ì993] to former Gov. John Connally. His family refused to comment about whether bullet fragments lodged in Connally's wrist and thigh during..."
-- Panama City News Herald, Panama City, Florida, June 18 1993, via NewspaperArchive.com
Sources
- 1. 1930 Federal Census, Bexar County, Texas
- 11 April, Justice Precinct 6, San Antonio, District 200, page 23A, 115 Bristol St, Hse #285, Fam #315
- 2. Social Security Death Index
- 3. Wikipedia
- 4. NewspaperArchive.com
- 5. Wikipedia
- "John Connally," http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Connally
- 6. Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
- 7. Ancestry Trees
- Watkins-Kirksey Tree, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/1002354/person/-886279313
