AMERICAN GENERAL CORP /TX/
SC 13D/A, 1997-06-09
LIFE INSURANCE
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            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                  Washington, D.C.  20549

                       SCHEDULE 13D

         Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                     (Amendment No. 3)



               Western National Corporation                
                     (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock                           
              (Title of Class of Securities)

                         958845109                         
                      (CUSIP Number)

Peter V. Tuters, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
American General Corporation, 2929 Allen Parkway, Houston  TX  77019
                      (713) 522-1111                       
       (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
     Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                       May 20, 1997                        
           (Date of Event which Requires Filing
                    of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the
following box  .











              (Continued on following pages)

                Page 1 of    10      Pages
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CUSIP No.  958845109         
                            13D
Page   2    of     10    
Pages



                             1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION
IRS #74-0483432


                             2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)  
(b)  



                             3
SEC USE ONLY




                             4
SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO


                             5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e)        




                             6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Texas


                        NUMBER OF 

                          SHARES

                             7
SOLE VOTING POWER

0



                       BENEFICIALLY

                         OWNED BY

                             8
SHARED VOTING POWER

32,201,964



                           EACH

                        REPORTING 

                             9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0



                          PERSON

                           WITH
                            10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

32,201,964



                            11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

32,201,964


                            12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES               




                            13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

46.2%


                            14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

HC, CO

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CUSIP No.  958845109         
                            13D
Page   3    of    10   
Pages



                             1
NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

AGC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
IRS #76-0030921


                             2
CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a)  
(b)  



                             3
SEC USE ONLY




                             4
SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO


                             5
CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d)
or 2(e)        




                             6
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Missouri


                        NUMBER OF 

                          SHARES

                             7
SOLE VOTING POWER

0



                       BENEFICIALLY

                         OWNED BY

                             8
SHARED VOTING POWER

32,201,964



                           EACH

                        REPORTING 

                             9
SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0



                          PERSON

                           WITH
                            10
SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

32,201,964



                            11
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

32,201,964


                            12
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES               




                            13
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

46.2%


                            14
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IC

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American General Corporation ("American General") and AGC Life Insurance
Company ("AGC Life") hereby amend their statement on Schedule 13D, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2  thereto (the
"Statement"), relating to the common stock of Western National
Corporation ("Western") as follows:


Item 2.  Identity and Background.

(a)-(c)     An updated list of the executive officers and directors of
            American General is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 in response
            to Item 2(a)-(c).  An updated list of the executive officers
            and directors of AGC Life is attached hereto as Exhibit 2 in
            response to  Item 2(a)-(c).  


Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds and Other Consideration.

  All of the 7,254,464 shares of Series A Participating Preferred
  Stock of Western (such 7,254,464 shares being hereinafter referred
  to as the "Preferred Shares") acquired by American General on
  September 30, 1996, were subsequently transferred to AGC Life.  On
  May 20, 1997, the Preferred Shares automatically converted into
  7,254,464 shares of Western's common stock (the "Underlying Common
  Shares") in accordance with the conversion terms of the Preferred
  Shares.  The conversion was triggered by the approval of the
  holders of Western's common stock at the issuer's annual meeting
  on May 20, 1997.


Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction. 

  The Underlying Common Shares were acquired for investment and not
  with the purpose nor with the effect of changing or influencing the
  control of Western, nor in connection with or as a participant in
  any transaction having such purpose or effect.


Item 5.  Interest in Securities of Issuer.

(a)    American General may be deemed to beneficially own, through its
       wholly owned subsidiary AGC Life, an aggregate of 32,201,964 shares
       or 46.2% of Western's issued and outstanding shares of common
       stock. 

  Robert M. Devlin, who serves as an executive officer and director
  of American General and as a director of AGC Life, has advised
  American General that he owns 10,000 shares or approximately .0002%
  of the issued and outstanding shares of Western's common stock. 
  The poll of the directors of AGC Life has not been completed and,
  if necessary, an amendment will be filed if any of such directors
  owns shares of Western's common stock.

(b)    American General and AGC Life may be deemed to have shared power
       to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or direct the
       disposition of the 32,201,964 shares of Western's common stock held
       by AGC Life, subject to the terms of the amended Shareholder's
       Agreement (see Item 7, Exhibits 4 and 6). American General and AGC
       Life know of no other person who will have the power to vote or to
       direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the disposition of the
       securities reported herein.

  Mr. Devlin has advised American General that he has the sole power
  to vote or to direct the vote and to dispose or to direct the
  disposition of his shares reported in Item 5(a) above.

(c)    There have been no transactions in the securities reported herein
       during the past 60 days, other than the conversion of the Preferred
       Shares reported above in Item 3.

<PAGE>
Item 7.  Material to be filed as Exhibits.  The list of exhibits is
updated as follows:

  Exhibit 1 Executive Officer and Director List for American
            General in response to Item 2(a)-(c).

  Exhibit 2 Executive Officer and Director List for AGC Life in
            response to Item 2(a)-(c).

  Exhibit 3 Stock Purchase Agreement dated December 2, 1994
            between American General and Conseco Investment
            Holding Company in response to Item 5(a) (incorporated
            by reference to Exhibit 3 to Schedule 13D dated
            December 2, 1994 filed by American General).

  Exhibit 4 Shareholder's Agreement dated December 2, 1994 between
            American General and Western in response to Item 5(b).
            (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to Schedule
            13D dated December 2, 1994 filed by American General).

  Exhibit 5 Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 13, 1996
            between American General and Western in response to
            Item 5(a) and Item 6 (incorporated by reference to
            Exhibit 10.1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A dated
            September 17, 1996 filed by Western).

  Exhibit 6 Amendment No. 1 to Shareholder's Agreement dated
            September 13, 1996 among American General, AGC Life
            and Western in response to Item 5(b) and Item 6
            (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Current
            Report on Form 8-K/A dated September 17, 1996 filed by
            Western).


<PAGE>


                         SIGNATURE




  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is
true, complete and correct.




                      AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION



Date: June 6, 1997         BY:   /s/ PETER V. TUTERS                
                                           
                      Name:     Peter V. Tuters
                      Title:    Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer



                      AGC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY



Date: June 6, 1997         BY: /s/ PETER V. TUTERS                  
                                              
                      Name:     Peter V. Tuters
                      Title:    Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer



                        EXHIBIT 1
                            
            DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
                           OF
              AMERICAN GENERAL CORPORATION

  The following information is provided with regard to the
directors and executive officers of American General
Corporation, a holding company.  The business address for
each of the directors and executive officers of American
General is 2929 Allen Parkway, Houston, Texas 77019, unless
otherwise indicated.

                                    Present Principal
   Name and Business Address                       
Occupation or Employment        

                        DIRECTORS

J. Evans Attwell                Partner, Vinson & Elkins
L.L.P.
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.                    (attorneys)
2500 First City Tower
1001 Fannin
Houston, Texas 77002-6760

James S. D'Agostino, Jr.             President, American
General Corporation

Brady F. Carruth                President & Chief
Executive Officer,
Gulf Coast Capital Corporation            Gulf Coast
Capital Corporation
8633 Antelope Drive
Houston, Texas 77063

W. Lipscomb Davis, Jr.                    Partner, Hillsboro
Enterprises
Hillsboro Enterprises                (investments)
201 4th Ave. North, Suite 1390
Nashville, Tennessee 37219

Robert M. Devlin                Chairman and Chief
                                Executive Officer,
                           American General Corporation

Larry D. Horner                 Chairman, Pacific USA
Holdings Corp.
Pacific USA Holdings Corp.           (real estate and
thrift operations)
110 East 59th Street, Fifth Floor
New York, New York 10002

Richard J.V. Johnson                 Chairman and
Publisher, The Houston
The Houston Chronicle                Chronicle (newspaper
publishing)
801 Texas Avenue
Houston, Texas 77002

Jon P. Newton                        Vice Chairman, American
                                     General Corporation

                                    Present Principal
   Name and Business Address                       
Occupation or Employment    

                  DIRECTORS (continued)

Robert E. Smittcamp                  President and Chief
Executive Officer,
Lyons-Magnus Co., Inc.               Lyons-Magnus Co., Inc.
(food processor)
1636 South Second Street
Fresno, California 93702

Anne M. Tatlock                 President, Fiduciary Trust
Company
Fiduciary Trust Company              International (investment
management)
   International
2 World Trade Center, Suite 9400
New York, New York 10048-0772


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
  (In addition to those Executive Officers who are also
                       Directors)

Michael G. Atnip                Senior Vice President -
Operations Support,
                           American General Corporation

Mark S. Berg                         Senior Vice President and
General Counsel,
                           American General Corporation

Albert E. Haines                Senior Vice President -
                                Administration,
                           American General Corporation

Nicholas R. Rasmussen                Senior Vice
                                     President -
                                     Corporate
                                     Development,
                           American General Corporation

Carl J. Santillo                     Senior Vice
                                     President -
                                     Finance,
                           American General Corporation

Peter V. Tuters                      Senior Vice
                                     President and Chief
                                     Investment Officer,
                                     American General
                                     Corporation

James L. Gleaves                Vice President and
Treasurer,
                           American General Corporation

Pamela J. Penny                 Vice President and
Controller,
                           American General Corporation

John A. Adkins                       Associate General
                                     Counsel and Corporate
                                     Secretary, American
                                     General Corporation



                        EXHIBIT 2
                            
            DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
                           OF
               AGC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

  The following information is provided with regard to the
directors and executive officers of AGC Life Insurance
Company ("AGC Life"), a life insurance company.  The business
address for each of the directors and executive officers of
AGC Life is American General Center, Nashville, Tennessee
37250, unless otherwise indicated.

                                      Present Principal
   Name and Business Address                       
Occupation or Employment        

                        DIRECTORS

Kent E. Barrett                      Senior Vice
                                     President - Finance
                                     and Treasurer,
                           AGC Life

Michael J. Buckley                   Senior Vice President -
Marketing, AGC Life

James S. D'Agostino, Jr.             President, American
                                     General Corporation
American General Corporation
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019

Robert M. Devlin                Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer,
American General Corporation              American General
Corporation
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019

Marcus C. Gibbs                 Senior Vice President -
                                Management Information
                                Services, AGC Life

Joe Kelley                      President and Chief
Executive Officer, AGC Life

Leo Lebos, Jr.                       Senior Vice President
                                     and Chief Actuary, AGC
                                     Life

Bill B. Luther                       Vice Chairman, AGC Life

Elaine A. McReynolds                 Senior Vice President
- - Insurance Services, AGC Life

Jon P. Newton                        Vice Chairman, American
                                     General Corporation
American General Corporation
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019
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                                     Present Principal
   Name and Business Address                       
Occupation or Employment    

                  DIRECTORS (continued)
                            
Donald J. Tasser                Senior Vice President
                                and Chief Marketing
                                Officer,
                           AGC Life

Peter V. Tuters                      Senior Vice President
and Chief Investment
American General Corporation              Officer, American
General Corporation
2929 Allen Parkway
Houston, Texas 77019


                   EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
  (In addition to those Executive Officers who are also
                       Directors)
                            


Rex H. Roberts                       Associate General
                                     Counsel and Secretary,
                                     AGC Life




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