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
Legislation

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	3	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949	50th ⁽¹⁾ 49th 50th ⁽¹⁾	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	47th 48th	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) Lawyer. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.

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Senate District 3
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 11, 1949
Legislatures: 50th ⁽¹⁾ 49th 50th ⁽¹⁾
Senate President Pro Tempore (50th)
(50th)
(50th)
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Augustine / San Augustine
Counties in district: Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler

Senate District 3
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 47th 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Augustine / San Augustine
Counties in district: Angelina, Cherokee, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Sabine, San Augustine, Tyler

House District 11
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935
Legislatures: 43rd ⁽²⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Augustine / San Augustine
Counties in district: Sabine, San Augustine

House District 11
Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933
Legislatures: 42nd
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: San Augustine / San Augustine
Counties in district: Sabine, San Augustine

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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 Ramsey, death date 3/27/1985 in Travis County. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Benjamin Turner Ramsey (1903-1985), burial 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.
Bust of Lieutenant Governor Ben Ramsey in Capitol Extension, E1 Seal Court. State Preservation Board.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 50th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Ramsey, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Ramsey, Presiding Officers of the Texas Legislature, 1846-2006

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 Information top

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&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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