Benjamin Palmer

Full Name: Benjamin "Ben" Palmer
Date of birth: August 11, 1863
Date of death: June 28, 1923

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	99	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath		Erath
H	99	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Stephenville / Erath		Erath

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House District 99
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Erath

House District 99
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Stephenville / Erath
Counties in district: Erath

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Benjamin Palmer, pp. 138-139. Born 8/10/1863 in Russell County, Alabama. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Other Resources

Ben Palmer, birth date 8/11/1863 in Russell County, Georgia; death date 6/28/1923 in Pecos, Reeves County, Texas; attorney at law. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Benjamin Palmer, birth date 8/11/1863, death date 6/27/1923, burial in Fairview Cemetery, Pecos, Reeves County. Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Mayor Ben Palmer Died Wednesday," Pecos Enterprise and Pecos Times, 6/29/1923, p. 1. Birth date 8/11/1863 in Russell County, Alabama, death date 6/27/1923. Palmer "was elected to serve in the legislature of the State for two terms - serving in the 26th and 27th legislatures - where he made an enviable record. Moving from Stephenville to Pecos in 1911 . . . " Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
27th Legislature (1901) - Ben Palmer, postoffice Stephenville, nativity Alabama, age 38 in 1901, lawyer, stockman, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben Palmer, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Palmer, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

27th R.S. - 1901 Commerce and Manufactures Judicial Districts Military Affairs Mining and Minerals Public Lands and Land Office Senatorial Districts Stock and Stock Raising
26th R.S. - 1899 Commerce and Manufactures Counties and County Boundaries Judicial Districts Judiciary No. 2 Mining and Minerals

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