Benjamin Grady Oneal

Full Name: Benjamin Grady "Ben" Oneal
Date of birth: August 20, 1874
Date of death: November 14, 1960

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

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⁾ 45th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	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	42nd ⁽⁵⁾ 43rd ⁽⁴⁾	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 - Roll Call of Senators, holdover Senators "who were Members of the Forty-fourth Legislature and whose terms of office continue for the duration of the Forty-fifth Legislature," 1/12/1937, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(3) 44th Legislature - Roll Call of New Senators and Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1935, p. 1. Senate Journal.
(4) 43rd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/10/1933, p. 1. Senate Media.
(5) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Newly-Elected Senators, oath of office administered, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 23
Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ 44th ⁽³⁾ 45th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (45th)
(45th)
(45th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

Senate District 23
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 42nd ⁽⁵⁾ 43rd ⁽⁴⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wichita Falls / Wichita
Counties in district: Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Hardeman, Knox, Wichita, Wilbarger, Young

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

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.
Benjamin Grady Oneal. Texas State Cemetery.
Obituary and funeral, "Oneal Funeral Is Scheduled," 11/15/1960, pp. 1A, 2A; "Oneal Graveside Rites Conducted," 11/17/1960, p. 14A. Excerpts of Wichita County Bar Association memorial resolution, "Bar Resolution Honors Ben Oneal," 11/18/1960, p. 7A. Wichita Falls Record News.

Other Resources

Ben G. Oneal, birth date 8/20/1974; death date 11/14/1960 in Wichita Falls, Wichita County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben G. Oneal, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben G. Oneal, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben G. Oneal, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben G. Oneal, 42nd 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 Information top

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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