Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	9	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903	26th (2)   27th (1)	Democrat	Frost / Navarro		Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro

(1) 27th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1901, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.
(2) 26th Legislature - Roll of Senators-elect, oath of office administered, 1/10/1899, pp. 1-2. Senate Journal.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 43rd Legislature, 1st C.S. - Memorial Service for Barry Miller, 10/10/1933, pp. 305-306. Listed as a Senator from the 26th or 27th Legislatures "among those who are now dead." Senate Journal.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, Ben H. Johnson, pp. 67-68. Born 7/4/1860 in Floyd County, Georgia. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

• Census of 1900 - Benjamin Johnson, Frost, Navarro County, born July 1861 in Georgia, State Senator. FamilySearch.
• Ben Herndon Johnson, birth date 7/4/1860 in Georgia, death date 6/29/1932 in Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas, real estate. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• 27th Legislature (1901) - B.H. Johnson, postoffice Frost, Navarro County, nativity Georgia, lawyer/real estate dealer, Democrat, age 39 (born circa 1862). Texas Legislative Manual.
• Obituary, "Colonizer of Valley Dies at Age 72," B.F. [sic] Johnson, death date 6/29/1932. "Colonel Johnson was a native of Gordon county, Ga., and a resident of Texas for 45 years. He was state senator from Navarro County from 1898 to 1902. He was active in colonizing the Valley since 1908." Valley Morning Star.

Photographs

• Photograph. B.H. Johnson, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. B.H. Johnson, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 26th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
• 27th session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, north wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

27th R.S. - 1901 Agricultural Affairs   Agricultural and Mechanical College, Prairie View State Normal and Industrial College, Sam Houston Normal Institute and the State Orphan Home, to Visit   Educational Affairs   Labor   Military Affairs   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   State Affairs   State Asylums   Treasurer's and Comptroller's Departments (Chair)

26th R.S. - 1899 Counties and County Boundaries   Enrolled Bills   Labor   Mining and Irrigation   Public Buildings and Grounds (Chair)  Public Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Southwestern Lunatic Asylum at San Antonio, Joint Committee to visit the   State Asylums