Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	10	Jan 12, 1915 - Mar 23, 1915	34th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina	Angelina, San Augustine
H	10	Sep 16, 1914 - Jan 12, 1915	33rd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁵⁾	Democrat	Lufkin / Angelina	Angelina, San Augustine
H	32	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽⁹⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾	Populist	Chireno / Nacogdoches	Nacogdoches
H	32	Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895	23rd ⁽¹¹⁾	Populist	Chireno / Nacogdoches	Nacogdoches

(1) I.D. Fairchild, sworn 4/30/1915, succeeded Benjamin A. Calhoun, died 3/24/1915. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Lufkin, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
(3) People's Party history and background in Texas. "Whatever the cause, the party's political effectiveness was over by 1900, although it slated a candidate for governor in Texas through 1904 and a presidential candidate through 1908." Handbook of Texas Online.
(4) Benjamin A. Calhoun, sworn 9/16/1914, succeeded T.L. Foster, resigned 2/5/1914. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(5) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 34th Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual.
(6) Chico is five miles north of Bridgeport in northwestern Wise County (north central Texas); settlement of the area began in the mid-1870s. Handbook of Texas Online.
(7) Chireno is in Nacogdoches County (east Texas). Handbook of Texas Online.
(8) Lists District No. 32: Hon. B.A. Calhoun, Chireno, Texas. Composed of the county of Nacogdoches. House Journal.
(9) Nacogdoches County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992, 1992.
(10) Chico, Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.
(11) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

34th Legislature, 1st C.S., 4/29/1915, p. 87. Death date 3/24/1915. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

B.A. Calhoun, birth date 5/22/1849, death date 3/23/1915, biographical sketch and photo from Gospel Preachers Who Blazed the Trail, burial in Lower Chireno Cemetery, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, with spouse Esther J. Tucker Calhoun. Find a Grave.
CALHOUN, BENJAMIN A. (1849-1915). Death date 3/24/1915. Handbook of Texas Online.
Biographical sketch, Ben. A. Calhoun, pp. 88-89. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

"Well Thought of: Representative Woods Speaks Well of Representative Calhoun," 3/25/1915, p. 4. Reports on Representative J.H. Woods' memorial remarks about Representative B.A. Calhoun ("about 60 years of age"), including remembrance of an argument between Calhoun and Representative W.T. Bagby on the floor of the House on the subject of women's suffrage. Corsicana Daily Sun.
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News.

Photographs

Photograph. B.A. Calhoun, 34th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.A. Calhoun, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.A. Calhoun, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. B.A. Calhoun, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
33rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
34th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Committee Information top

34th R.S. - 1915 Forestry (Chair) Labor Penitentiaries Public Lands and Land Office State Asylums
27th R.S. - 1901 Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Labor Public Buildings and Grounds Public Debt
23rd R.S. - 1893 Claims and Accounts Impeachment of Land Commissioner Labor Privileges and Elections Public Printing Roads, Bridges and Ferries

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