Carr, Waggoner

Attorney, 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