Benjamin Franklin Cameron
Full Name: Benjamin Franklin CameronDate of birth: December 13, 1841
Date of death: December 28, 1914
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 36 | Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897 | 24th | Democrat | Liberty / Liberty | Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange, Tyler |
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 24th
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Liberty / Liberty
- Counties in district:
- Chambers, Hardin, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange, Tyler
Biographical Information
- B.F. Cameron, Confederate States Army, Captain and A.Q.M. of the 35 (Likens') Texas Cavalry, 10/7/1863, relieved from duty from the 35th Texas Cavalry 3/29/1864, and assigned to duty at Liberty, Texas; appears on list of Quartermasters and Quartermaster Agents on duty in the Trans-Mississippi Department, 2/13/1865, on duty at Liberty, Texas. Benjamin Franklin Cameron, death date 12/28/1914 in Bexar County; widow Mrs. Mattie Bird Cameron of San Antonio, Bexar County, marriage date 3/8/1906 in Bexar County. Pension File No. 47705, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958; Postwar clerk, district court, Liberty Co., Texas, 1865-87; state legislator, banker and realtor. U.S., Confederate Officers Card Index, 1861-1865. Ancestry.com.
- B.F. Cameron, birth date 12/13/1841 in Alabama; death date 12/28/1914 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas; retired county clerk. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Capt. B.F. Cameron (1841-1914), burial in Liberty City Cemetery, Liberty County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, Capt. B.F. Cameron, 1/1/1915, p. 2. "For twenty years or more he served as county and district clerk of Liberty county and at one time represented this district in the state legislature." The Liberty Vindicator.
- Photograph. B.F. Cameron, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information
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