Waggoner Carr
Full Name: Vincent Waggoner CarrDate of birth: October 1, 1918
Date of death: February 25, 2004
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 97-1 | Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 | 56th | Democrat | Lubbock / Lubbock | Speaker | Lubbock |
| H | 97-1 | Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 | 55th | Democrat | Lubbock / Lubbock | Speaker | Lubbock |
| H | 97-1 | Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 | 54th | Democrat | Lubbock / Lubbock | Lubbock | |
| H | 97-1 | Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 | 53rd | Democrat | Lubbock / Lubbock | Lubbock | |
| H | 119 | Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 | 52nd | Democrat | Lubbock / Lubbock | Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum |
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House District 97-1
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 Legislatures: 56th Speaker Party: Democrat Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock Counties in district: Lubbock |
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House District 97-1
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959 Legislatures: 55th Speaker Party: Democrat Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock Counties in district: Lubbock |
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House District 97-1
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957 Legislatures: 54th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock Counties in district: Lubbock |
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House District 97-1
Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955 Legislatures: 53rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock Counties in district: Lubbock |
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House District 119
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953 Legislatures: 52nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Lubbock / Lubbock Counties in district: Cochran, Crosby, Dawson, Gaines, Hockley, Lubbock, Lynn, Terry, Yoakum |
Biographical Information top
Selected newspaper articlesResolutions and Journal entries
- Personal privilege speeches by Waggoner Carr, Charles Whitfield, Jr., and Louis Anderson on plan to oust Carr as Speaker, 7/15/1959, pp. 767-769. House Journal.
- 56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 497. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 538. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 57th Legislature, R.S., HSR 21. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 65th Legislature, R.S., HSR 85. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 66th Legislature, R.S., HR 127. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 285. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- 63rd Speaker of the House of Representatives: Waggoner Carr. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016.
- Memorial, May 2004, p. 408. Texas Bar Journal.
- Carr, Vincent Waggoner. Texas State Cemetery.
Military Service Notes
- United States Army Air Corps, World War II. "After receiving a degree in political science in 1940, Carr enrolled in the University of Texas Law School, but put his legal education on hold when the United States entered World War II. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps and served as an Army Intelligence Branch specialist, an Aviation Cadet and, by the end of the war, was flying B-25s." Obituary, military grave marker. Texas State Cemetery.
Other Resources
- "Thoughts about Waggoner Carr and Others," 3/5/2004. Quorum Report.
- Address by Speaker of the House Waggoner Carr reviewing and summarizing the work of the 56th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives.
- Book in LRL collection, 923.2764 C23. Waggoner Carr, Not Guilty, 1977.
Photographs
- Photograph. Waggoner Carr, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Waggoner Carr, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
- Photograph. Waggoner Carr, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Waggoner Carr, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Waggoner Carr, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Waggoner Carr, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Waggoner Carr, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
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