Texas Legislators: Past & Present

John Bell Walling

Full Name: John Bell Walling
Birth date: October 5, 1928
Death date: October 16, 1988

Terms of Service

House, 55th ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/8/1957 - 1/13/1959
Democrat
House, 54th Legislature
1/11/1955 - 1/8/1957
Democrat
House, 53rd Legislature
1/13/1953 - 1/11/1955
Democrat
House, 52nd ⁽¹⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
11/13/1951 - 1/13/1953
Democrat

(1) J.B. Walling, in special election 11/13/1951, succeeded Vernon McDaniel, resigned 6/13/1951. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) Independent oil operator. "55th Texas Legislature: 20 Senators, 62 Representatives of 55th Legislature Are Lawyers; Other Legislators Have Varied Occupations, Jobs," Volume 20, Number 1, January 1957, pp. 6, 7, 48. Texas Bar Journal .
(3) Succeeded predecessor on 11/13/1951. Texas Legislative Manual .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

53rd Legislature, R.S., HSR 259. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary .

Photographs

Photograph. J.B. Walling, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.B. Walling, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.B. Walling, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

"J.B. Walling; His Pump Eases World's Thirst," Fort Worth Star Telegram, 10/20/1988. Death date 10/16/1988. Ancestry.com .
"Dispute Arises Over Boundary," 1/18/1953. Dallas Morning News .
Relatives: J.B. Walling of Wichita Falls (52nd-55th Legislatures) is a descendant of Jesse Walling (2nd, 7th, and 9th Legislatures). Curtis Bishop, "Historic Names in the 54th: Descendants of many who made early Texas history carry on family traditions of service to their State as members of the 54th Legislature," Volume XVI, Number 1, June 1955, pp. 37, 38, 40. Texas Parade .