Background
Connally, Ben C. was born on December 28, 1909 in Marlin, Texas, United States. Son of Tom and Louise (Clarkson) Connally.
Connally, Ben C. was born on December 28, 1909 in Marlin, Texas, United States. Son of Tom and Louise (Clarkson) Connally.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Texas, 1930, Bachelor of Laws, 1933. LL. M., Harvard, 1934.
Born in Marlin, Texas, Connally received a Bachelor of Arts from University of Texas in 1930, an Bachelor of Laws from the University of Texas School of Law in 1933, and an Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1934. He was in private practice in Houston, Texas from 1934 to 1942. He was in the United States Army Air Corps during World World War II, from 1942 to 1945.
He returned to private practice in Houston until 1949.
On September 23, 1949, Connally was nominated by President Harry South Truman to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas created by 63 Statistics 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 12, 1949, and received his commission on October 13, 1949.
He served as chief judge from 1962–1974, assuming senior status on December 28, 1974, and remaining in that status until his death. Connally, Ben C. and Louis Marchiafava.
Served with United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American, Texas and Houston bar associations.
Married Sarah Nell Allen, September 27, 1937. Children: Tom, Louise.