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B.B. Sturgeon
Full Name: Benjamin Blufford Sturgeon
Date of birth: August 24, 1856
Date of death: January 22, 1931
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Terms of Service top
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Chamber |
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
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3
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Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 14, 1913
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31st
(2)
(3)
32nd
(1)
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Democrat
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Paris / Lamar
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Fannin, Lamar
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(1)
32nd Legislature - 1/10/1911, p. 1, listed in Roll Call with "holdover Senators."
Senate Journal.
(2)
Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415.
Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
(3)
31st Legislature - 1/12/1909, pp. 1-2, listed in Roll Call as "Senator-elect."
Senate Journal.
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Resolutions and Journal entries |
42nd Legislature, R.S., Simple Resolution 20, 1/23/1931, p. 70. Death date 1/22/1931.
Resolutions - Memorial.
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Other Resources |
International Genealogical Index - Benjamin Blufford or Bb Sturgeon, born 8/24/1856 in Hardin, Kentucky, died 1/21/1931 in Paris, Lamar, Aransas, Texas. Married Sudie E. Jaggers, 12/23/1888 in Independence, Montgomery, Kansas.
FamilySearch.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
B.B. Sturgeon, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
B.B. Sturgeon, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
31st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
32nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, east wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
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