Born in
Floresville, Texas, the son of Lela and John Connally Sr. He graduated from Floresville High School in 1940 and attended the
University of Texas at Austin. Connally served in the
United States Army Air Forces during
World War II for three years until February 1946, and later joined his brother John in
politics. In 1965, Connally was elected to represent the
58th district of the
Texas House of Representatives. In 1967, he was elected to the
Texas Senate in the
21st district, succeeding
Abraham Kazen. He was succeeded by John Traeger in 1973. Connally moved to
Cody, Wyoming and lived there until his death in December 2000 at the age of 77. His body was cremated. ==References==