Jack King Wisener

Full Name: Jack King Wisener
Date of birth: October 3, 1921
Date of death: March 20, 1980

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
H	31	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Wells / Cherokee		Cherokee
H	31	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Wells / Cherokee		Cherokee

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House District 31
Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953
Legislatures: 52nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wells / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

House District 31
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wells / Cherokee
Counties in district: Cherokee

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, Jack Wisener, The Cherokeean (Rusk, Texas), 3/27/1980, p. 7, crediting Singletary Memorial Library. Birth date 10/3/1921, death date 3/20/1980. "He had served two terms as State Representative in District 8, which included Cherokee County. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of WW II and was a P.O.W. in Tokyo, Japan for two and 1/2 years." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

Military Service Notes

United States Air Force, 1st Lieutenant, World War II. Military grave marker, Jack K. Wisener (1921-1980). Jack King Wisener, photo, biographical sketch, burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Wells, Cherokee County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Jack K. Wisener, birth date 10/3/1921, death date 3/20/1980 in Dallas. FamilySearch. Texas Death Index, 1964-1998 United States Social Security Death Index
Birth date 10/3/1921, 51st-52nd Legislatures. Texas House of Representatives, Chief Clerk's Office - Biographies of Legislators, 1947.

Photographs

Photograph. Jack K. Wisener, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Jack K. Wisener, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

52nd R.S. - 1951 Education Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Military and Veteran's Affairs Public Health (Vice Chair) State Hospitals and Special Schools
51st R.S. - 1949 Claims and Accounts Commerce and Manufactures Labor Military and Veteran's Affairs State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions

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