Nellie Connally

Idanell Nellie Brill Connally was the First Lady of Texas from 1963 to 1969. She was the wife of John Connally, who served as Governor of Texas and later as Secretary of the Treasury.

Connally was born in Austin, Texas, the eldest of five children of Kathleen Annie and Arno W. Brill. She attended the University of Texas where she was named Sweetheart of the University in 1938. Connally initially had aspirations to become an actress but gave up those plans after meeting her future husband, John Connally, while attending UT in 1937. The two married in 1940.

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