Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	14	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Tyler / Smith	Smith
H	14	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Tyler / Smith	Smith
H	14	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Tyler / Smith	Smith

(1) Sworn 11/16/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

86th Legislature, R.S., SR 520. Resolutions - Memorial.

Military Service Notes

World War II. 86th Legislature, R.S., SR 520. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Benjamin Edward Jarvis, birth date 6/22/1925, death date 9/19/2018, photo, obituary, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben E. Jarvis, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben E. Jarvis, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben E. Jarvis, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963 Banks and Banking (Chair) Game and Fisheries Judicial Districts Oil and Gas Industry Oil, Gas, and Mining (Vice Chair) State Affairs
57th R.S. - 1961 Constitutional Amendments Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts Judicial Districts Penitentiaries
56th R.S. - 1959 Common Carriers Constitutional Amendments Penitentiaries Public Lands and Buildings State Fiscal System

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