Waggoner Carr

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Waggoner Carr
42nd Attorney General of Texas
In office 1963–1967
Governor	John Connally
Preceded by	Will Wilson
Succeeded by	Crawford Martin
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
In office January 8, 1957 – January 10, 1961
Preceded by	Jim T. Lindsey
Succeeded by	Jimmy Turman
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 119th district
In office January 9, 1951 – January 10, 1961
Preceded by	Preston Smith
Succeeded by	J. Collier Adams
County attorney of Lubbock County, Texas
In office 1949–1951
Personal details
Born	Vincent Waggoner Carr (1918-10-01)October 1, 1918 Fairlie, Texas, U.S.
Died	February 25, 2004(2004-02-25) (aged 85) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Resting place	Texas State Cemetery
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Ernestine Story ​ (m. 1941)​
Education	Texas Tech University University of Texas at Austin
Occupation	Attorney, author
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Unit	Army Air Forces
Battles/wars	World War II

Vincent Waggoner Carr (October 1, 1918 – February 25, 2004) was an American politician who served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives and Attorney General of Texas.

• http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=2621
• http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/russ/testimony/carr.htm
• http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/ttusw/00062/00062-P.html
• http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/arrb/index63.htm
• http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legis/members/speakerElection.cfm?memberID=1007
• Time (magazine)
• http://www.pecos.net/news/arch62/052162.htm
• http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?step=1&pers_id=2622

• Carr Papers, 1945-85 and undated, in Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University