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Ben Ramsey Full Name: Benjamin Turner "Ben" Ramsey Date of birth: December 28, 1903 Date of death: March 27, 1985 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 3 Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949 50th (1)   49th   Democrat San Augustine / San Augustine Senate President Pro Tempore (50th)   Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler S 3 Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945 48th   47th   Democrat San Augustine / San Augustine   Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler H 11 Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 43rd (2)   Democrat San Augustine / San Augustine   Sabine, San Augustine H 11 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat San Augustine / San Augustine   Sabine, San Augustine (1) 50th Legislature - Senate President Pro Tempore, Regular Session, elected 1/14/1947. Senate Journal. (2) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Resolutions and Journal entries 56th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 48. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 57th Legislature, 3rd C.S., SR 16. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 65th Legislature, R.S., SR 123. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 65th Legislature, R.S., SR 127 and SR 123. Ben Ramsey's retirement from Railroad Commission of Texas and providing for bust of Ben Ramsey, 2/7/1977. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 67th Legislature, R.S., SCR 7. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary. 69th Legislature, R.S., HCR 140. Resolutions - Memorial. 69th Legislature, R.S., memorial invocation, address by President of the Senate, SR 386, 5/8/1985, pp. 936-939. Resolutions - Memorial. Biographical Sketches RAMSEY, BEN (1903-1985). Handbook of Texas Online. 34th Lieutenant Governor: Ben Ramsey. Photo and biographical sketch. Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2016, 2016. Memorial, October 1985, p. 1163. Texas Bar Journal. Other Resources Benjamin Turner "Ben" Ramsey, birth date 12/28/1903, death date 3/27/1985, interment in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County. Find a Grave. Railroad Commissioners Past through Present, with dates of service. Railroad Commission of Texas. Photographs Photograph. Ben Ramsey, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006 Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 47th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 48th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 49th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 50th session composite photo of Senate members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GE.C1). State Preservation Board. 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 50th R.S. - 1947 Civil Jurisprudence   Commerce and Manufacturing (Chair)  Finance   Highways and Motor Traffic   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Labor   Penitentiaries   Public Health   Rules   State Affairs (Vice Chair)  Student Activities at A. and M. College, Investigation, Special   49th R.S. - 1945 Aeronautics   Agriculture   Civil Jurisprudence   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Enrolled Bills   Finance   Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance   Labor   Nominations of the Governor   Oil, Gas and Conservation   Penitentiaries   Poet Laureate Selection, Special   Public Printing   Representative Districts (Chair)  Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   48th R.S. - 1943 Commerce and Manufacturing   Congressional Districts   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance   Labor (Vice Chair)  Oil, Gas and Conservation   Representative Districts (Chair)  Senatorial Districts   State Affairs   State Penitentiaries   47th R.S. - 1941 Commerce and Manufactures   Constitutional Amendments   Counties and County Boundaries (Chair)  Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair)  Highways and Motor Traffic   Insurance   Judicial Districts (Chair)  Penitentiaries   Public Welfare, Investigation, Special   Representative Districts   State Affairs   Towns and City Corporations   43rd R.S. - 1933 Appropriations   Congressional and Legislative Districts (Chair)  Liquor Traffic   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Lands and Buildings   42nd R.S. - 1931 Appropriations   Congressional Districts   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Judicial Districts   Public Lands and Buildings

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