John Wright

Full Name: John Robert Wright, Jr.
Date of birth: December 20, 1928
Date of death: December 20, 2020

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	33-3	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-3	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-3	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Grand Prairie / Dallas	Dallas

(1) Sworn 11/23/1964. Oaths of Office.

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House District 33-3
Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971
Legislatures: 61st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 33-3
Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969
Legislatures: 60th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 51-3
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Grand Prairie / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

(1) Sworn 11/23/1964. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

87th Legislature, R.S., HR 299. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Notice of death, 12/22/2020. Speaker of the House.

Photographs

Photograph. John Wright, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Wright, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. John Wright, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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

Committee Information top

61st R.S. - 1969 Desalination of Water Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Judiciary Motor Transportation Revenue and Taxation
60th R.S. - 1967 Counties County Government Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts Motor Traffic (Chair) Poet Laureate Selection, Special Revenue and Taxation
59th R.S. - 1965 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Counties Criminal Jurisprudence Judicial Districts Language Disorders in Children State Fair of Texas

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