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Benjamin Franklin Dwiggins
Full Name: Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Dwiggins
Date of birth: December 8, 1854
Date of death: December 21, 1919
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Terms of Service top
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Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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52-3
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Jan 14, 1919 - Dec 21, 1919
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36th
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Democrat
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Fort Worth / Tarrant
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Tarrant
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(1)
George T. Bludworth, in special election 5/15/1920, sworn 5/27/1920, succeeded Ben F. Dwiggins, died 12/21/1919.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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| Resolutions and Journal entries |
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36th Legislature, 3rd C.S., 5/21/1920, p. 45.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Benjamin Franklin Dwiggins, birth date 12/8/1854 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee; death date 12/21/1919 in Tarrant County, Texas; interment in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County.
Find a Grave.
36th Legislature (1919) - Ben F. Dwiggins, postoffice Fort Worth, nativity Tennessee, age 63, 30 years in Texas, contractor, Democrat.
Texas Legislative Manual.
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| Photographs |
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Photograph.
Ben Dwiggins, 36th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
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36th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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