Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	3	Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 5, 1981	66th (1)	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison		Harrison, Rusk
H	3	Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979	65th	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison		Harrison, Rusk
H	3	Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977	64th	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison		Harrison, Rusk
H	3	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison		Harrison, Rusk
H	3	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Marshall / Harrison		Harrison, Panola

(1) Resignation letter dated 1/2/1981, effective 1/5/1981. Texas House of Representatives.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Resolutions and Journal entries

• 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 261. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Biographical Sketches

• Biographical sketch, A Guide to the Ben Z. Grant Papers, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin, 2006.
• Grant, Ben Z. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

• "Clayton Leads Wedding Vows at Capitol," 9/23/1977, reports on the marriages of former representative Richard Reynolds and incumbent representative Ben Grant. Ben Grant and his bride were married in the Capitol rotunda. Austin American-Statesman.
• Benjamin Zane Grant. FamilySearch United States Public Records, 1970-2009.
• Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
• Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly.

Photographs

• Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
• 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

66th R.S. - 1979 Judiciary (Chair)  Ways and Means

65th R.S. - 1977 Grand Juries, House Joint Select   Judiciary (Chair)  Self-Insurance of Workers' Compensation Claims, House Joint   Ways and Means   Ways and Means Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters

64th R.S. - 1975 Functions of the Judiciary, Select   Judicial Qualifications Commission Study, Special   Judiciary (Chair)  Revenue and Taxation   Ways and Means

63rd R.S. - 1973 Criminal Jurisprudence   Environmental Affairs   Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation (Vice Chair)  Judiciary (Vice Chair)

62nd R.S. - 1971 Capitol Use and Public Information, Interim   Commerce and Manufacturing   Criminal Jurisprudence   Mental Health and Mental Retardation   Military Affairs   Poverty/Office of Economic Opportunity   School Districts