Benjamin Herndon Johnson

Full Name: Benjamin Herndon "Ben" Johnson
Date of birth: July 4, 1860
Date of death: June 29, 1932

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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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.

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Senate District 9
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 26th ⁽²⁾ 27th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Frost / Navarro
Counties in district: Henderson, Kaufman, Navarro

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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.

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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

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