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Benjamin Grady Oneal Full Name: Benjamin Grady "Ben" Oneal Date of birth: December 9, 1874 Date of death: November 14, 1960 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District S 23 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939 45th (1) (2)   44th (3)   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita Senate President Pro Tempore (45th)   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young S 23 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (4)   42nd (5)   Democrat Wichita Falls / Wichita   Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young (1) 45th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 2nd C.S., elected 10/26/1937. Senate Journal. (2) 45th Legislature - 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2, listed in "Roll Call of Senators . . . who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature." Senate Journal. (3) 44th Legislature - 1/8/1935, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of New Senators" and "Certificate of New Senators." Senate Journal. (4) 43rd Legislature - 1/10/1933, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Holdover Senators." Senate Media. (5) 42nd Legislature - 1/13/1931, p. 1, listed in "Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators." Senate Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Resolutions and Journal entries 56th Legislature, 2nd C.S., SR 54. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 57th Legislature, R.S., SR 148. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches ONEAL, BENJAMIN GRADY (1874-1960). Handbook of Texas Online. Memorial, January 1961, p. 85. Texas Bar Journal. Oneal, Benjamin Grady. Texas State Cemetery. Photographs Photograph. Ben G. Oneal, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ben G. Oneal, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ben G. Oneal, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ben G. Oneal, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 42nd session composite photo of Senate members (3rd floor back hall corridor, east wall. 3E.C2). State Preservation Board. 43rd session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 45th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 45th R.S. - 1937 Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Educational Affairs   Finance   Interstate Cooperation (Chair)  Labor   Nominations of the Governor (Chair)  Public Health   Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments   Stock and Stock Raising   44th R.S. - 1935 Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Finance   Game and Fish   Interstate Cooperation   Labor   Nominations of the Governor (Chair)  Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Portrait of Honorable John N. Garner, Special   Public Health   Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   State Institutions and Departments   Stock and Stock Raising (Vice Chair)  43rd R.S. - 1933 Civil Jurisprudence   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments (Chair)  Game and Fish   Highway Department Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   Public Land and Land Office (Vice Chair)  Rules   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   Stock and Stockraising (Vice Chair)  Texas Rehabilitation and Relief Commission Investigation, Committee of the Whole Senate   42nd R.S. - 1931 Civil Jurisprudence   Criminal Jurisprudence   Public Lands and Land Office   Rules   Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   State Highways and Motor Traffic   Stock and Stock Raising   Tax Survey Committee (Chair)  Towns and City Corporations (Chair)

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