Benjamin Homer Sharpe

Full Name: Benjamin Homer "Ben" Sharpe
Date of birth: January 28, 1891
Date of death: May 13, 1951

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	37	Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947	49th	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar
H	37	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar
H	37	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar
H	37	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Paris / Lamar	Lamar

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House District 37
Jan 9, 1945 - Jan 14, 1947
Legislatures: 49th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

House District 37
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

House District 37
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

House District 37
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939
Legislatures: 45th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Paris / Lamar
Counties in district: Lamar

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

52nd Legislature, R.S., HSR 231. Born 1/28/1890. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Benjiman Homer Sharp, birth date 1/28/1891 in Red River County; death date 5/13/1951 in Austin, Travis County; linotype, Steck Company. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
Benjamin Homer Sharpe, birth date 1/28/1891 in Detroit, Texas; home address in Paris, Texas; publisher; draft registration June 1917 in Lamar County. FamilySearch United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
Ben Homer Sharpe (1891-1951), burial in Evergreen Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, with spouse Lerene Norwood Sharpe. Find a Grave.
Obituary and photo, "Ben Sharpe Dies Sunday in Austin," 5/14/1951, p. 8. Ben Herman Sharpe, born 1/28/1891 in Detroit, Texas. Paris News.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben H. Sharpe, 49th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Sharpe, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben H. Sharpe, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben H. Sharpe, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
49th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

49th R.S. - 1945 Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Military Affairs Rules
48th R.S. - 1943 Agriculture Banks and Banking Contingent Expenses Education Public Printing (Chair) Sale of Meat, Special
47th R.S. - 1941 Agricultural Conditions, Special Agriculture Common Carriers Constitutional Amendments Education Public Printing (Vice Chair)
45th R.S. - 1937 Banks and Banking Cement Manufacturers Common Carriers Contingent Expenses Public Health

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