Charles Wilson

Full Name: Charles Nesbitt "Charlie" Wilson
Date of birth: June 1, 1933
Date of death: February 10, 2010

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd ⁽¹⁾ 61st 62nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina	Senate President Pro Tempore (62nd)	Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler
S	3	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler
H	6	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Angelina, Trinity
H	6	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽³⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina		Angelina, Trinity
H	18	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Trinity / Trinity		Angelina, Trinity

(1) 62nd Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 4th C.S., elected 10/17/1972. Senate Journal.
(2) 60th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/11/1967, p. 19. Drew 2-year term. Senate Journal.
(3) Sworn 11/23/1962. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

Senate District 3
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 9, 1973
Legislatures: 62nd ⁽¹⁾ 61st 62nd ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (62nd)
(62nd)
(62nd)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler

Senate District 3
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Hardin, Henderson, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler

House District 6
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Angelina, Trinity

House District 6
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th ⁽³⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Lufkin / Angelina
Counties in district: Angelina, Trinity

House District 18
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Trinity / Trinity
Counties in district: Angelina, Trinity

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

61st Legislature, R.S., SR 1056. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

WILSON, Charles (1933-2010). Representative, TX. Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress.
Book in LRL collection, 328.764 W692C 2003. Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times, 2003.
WILSON, CHARLES NESBITT [CHARLIE] (1933-2010). Handbook of Texas Online.
Oral history interview available in Oral History Collection, University of North Texas.
Memorial biographical sketch and photo. A State of Remembrance, 2011.
Photo and biographical sketch included in "Texas Government Insider," October 2008. Strategic Partnerships, Inc., 2008.
Wilson, Charles Nesbitt. Cenotaph. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, Lieutenant. "While in the United States Navy from 1956 to 1960, Wilson served on a destroyer and later as a staff officer at the Pentagon. He achieved the rank of lieutenant. It was during his Pentagon service that Wilson volunteered for the presidential campaign of John F. Kennedy and decided himself to seek elected office as a Democrat to the Texas House of Representatives from his East Texas district." Handbook of Texas Online.
United States Navy. Photo and salute. With Honor and Gratitude: A Special Thank You to Our Texas Senate Members Who Served Our Country, 2017.

Other Resources

"The Rehabilitation of Charlie Wilson," by John Spong, June 2004. Texas Monthly.

Photographs

Photograph. Charles Wilson, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles Wilson, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles Wilson, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles Wilson, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles N. Wilson, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Charles N. Wilson, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. U.S. Representative Charlie Wilson and Texas State Senator Joe Christi aboard the battleship USS Iowa, October 19, 1984. Senator Christie recalled "When we were at sea, they turned all six of those cannons sideways and fired them simultaneously in a 'broadside'. Each of the six shells weighed as much as a Volkswagen Beetle! The shockwave blew my glasses off. Hell of a show. ", Donated Material
Photograph. Joe Christi, Charlie Wilson, and Oscar Mauzy., Donated Material

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

60th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

62nd R.S. - 1971 Banking Constitutional Amendments (Chair) Human Resources Interstate Cooperation (Vice Chair) Legislative, Congressional and Judicial Districts Natural Resources Nominations Oil and Gas Parks and Wildlife Public Health State Affairs State Departments and Institutions State Departments and Institutions Subcommittee on Construction of the Bauer House for the Chancellor at the University of Texas at Austin Water and Conservation
61st R.S. - 1969 Agriculture and Livestock Banking (Chair) Corporate Farming, Livestock Feeding and Ranching Operations Education Federal Programs and Relations Historical and Recreational Sites Legislative, Congressional, and Judicial Districts Parks and Wildlife Public Health (Vice Chair) Public Utility Commission (Chair) State Affairs State Departments and Institutions Water and Conservation Welfare Reform (Vice Chair)
60th R.S. - 1967 Agriculture and Livestock Banking Emergency Hospital Treatment Interstate Cooperation Military and Veterans Affairs Public Health State Departments and Institutions Transportation (Vice Chair)
59th R.S. - 1965 Conservation and Reclamation Constitutional Amendments Education Problems Confronting Education in Texas Revenue and Taxation State Hospitals and Special Schools (Vice Chair)
58th R.S. - 1963 Constitutional Amendments Education Insurance Liquor Regulation Public Health
57th R.S. - 1961 Claims and Accounts Congressional and Legislative Districts Constitutional Amendments Insurance Revenue and Taxation Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy

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