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Ben F. Dwiggins

Benjamin F. Dwiggins

Full Name: Benjamin F. "Ben" Dwiggins
Date of birth: December 8, 1853
Date of death: December 21, 1919

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 52-3 Jan 14, 1919 - Dec 21, 1919 36th (1)   Democrat Fort Worth / Tarrant   Tarrant

Terms of service footnotes


(1) George T. Bludworth, in special election 5/15/1920, sworn 5/27/1920, succeeded Ben F. Dwiggins, died 12/21/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
36th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Terms of service notes


(1) George T. Bludworth, in special election 5/15/1920, sworn 5/27/1920, succeeded Ben F. Dwiggins, died 12/21/1919. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩

Biographical Information

  • Census of 1900 - Ben Swiggins [Ben Dwiggins], Fort Worth, Tarrant County, age 45, born December 1854 in Tennessee, grocer, wife Mary E., daughters Bulah, Hellen, and Mary.
    Census of 1910 - Ben F. Dwiggins, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, age 56, born circa 1854 in Tennessee, real estate, wife Emma, daughters Beulah L., Helen C., and Mary C. FamilySearch. 1900 1910
  • Benj. F. Dwiggins, birth date 12/8/1853 in Tennessee; death date 12/21/1919 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; real estate. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Ben F. Dwiggins (1853-1919), burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary and photo, Ben F. Dwiggins, "State Legislator Dies of Apoplexy, Leader in Masonry," 12/22/1919, p. 6. Born in Pikeville, Tennessee, married Mary Emma McCauley in 1874. Obituary of Mrs. Benjamin F. Dwiggins, 6/1/1910, p. 7. Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  • 36th Legislature (1919) - Ben F. Dwiggins, postoffice Fort Worth, nativity Tennessee, age 63, 30 years in Texas, contractor, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

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