Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Wallace Hughston

Full Name: Wallace Hughston
Birth date: January 31, 1874
Death date: April 21, 1959

Terms of Service

Senate, 44th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Legislature
1/8/1935 - 3/20/1935
Democrat

(1) Claude Isbell, in special election 4/13/1935, sworn 4/18/1935, succeeded Wallace Hughston, resigned effective 3/20/1935. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(2) 44th Legislature - Message from the Governor, 3/27/1935, p. 821. Senator Wallace Hughston's resignation, effective 3/20/1935, accepted by Governor in message to Senate. Senate Journal .
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

56th Legislature, R.S., HSR 503. Resolutions - Memorial .
56th Legislature, R.S., SR 490. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. Wallace Hughston, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Wallace Hughston, birth date 1/31/1874 in Collin County; death date 4/21/1959 in McKinney, Collin County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 .
Wallace Hughston (1874-1959), portrait, burial in Plano Mutual Cemetery, Plano, Collin County, "Grandmaster of Masons in Texas, 1933." Find a Grave .
Obituary, "Wallace Hughston, Prominent Lawyer, Dies Here Tuesday," The McKinney Examiner, 4/23/1959, p. 1, crediting Collin County Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .
Memorial, June 1959, p. 379. Texas Bar Journal .