Carr, Waggoner
Variant namesAttorney, politician. Born in 1918 in Fairlee, Hunt County, Texas, Carr was awarded his B.A. by Texas Technological College (1940) and L.L.B. by the University of Texas Law School (1947). Served as Assistant District Attorney in Lubbock, Texas (1948), Lubbock County Attorney (1949-1951), member of Texas Legislature (1957-1961), Speaker of the House (1957-1959), and Attorney General of Texas (1963-1967). Led in the formation of the Texas Youth Council, the recodification of Texas Juvenile Laws, and the Attorney General's Youth Conference. Returned to private practice in 1968.
From the description of Papers, 1945-1985, 1950-1975. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24015845
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creatorOf | Carr, Waggoner. Waggoner Carr : commercials , 1966. | University of Oklahoma, Political Community Archives | |
referencedIn | Campos, Marc,. Oral history interview with Marc Campos, 1996 [videorecording]. | University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library | |
creatorOf | Carr, Waggoner, 1918-. Papers, 1945-1985, 1950-1975. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
referencedIn | Texas Speakers Oral History Project. Texas Speakers Oral History Collection, 1992, 2004-2006. | University of Texas Libraries | |
creatorOf | Texas Crime Investigating Committee. Records, 1950-1953. | Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library | |
referencedIn | McFarlane, William Doddridge, 1894-1980. McFarlane, William Doddridge, papers, 1919-1981. | University of Texas Libraries |
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Birth 1918