Benjamin Franklin Cathey
Full Name: Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Cathey, Jr.Date of birth: September 9, 1870
Date of death: April 13, 1952
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 34 | Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 | 45th | Democrat | Quitman / Wood | Wood | |
| H | 34 | Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 | 43rd (1) | Democrat | Quitman / Wood | Wood | |
| H | 11 | Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913 | 32nd | Democrat | Quitman / Wood | Wood | |
| H | 11 | Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 | 31st (2) | Democrat | Quitman / Wood | Wood |
(1) Attorney at law. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
Terms of Service top
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House District 34
Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939 Legislatures: 45th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Quitman / Wood Counties in district: Wood |
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House District 34
Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935 Legislatures: 43rd (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Quitman / Wood Counties in district: Wood |
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House District 11
Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913 Legislatures: 32nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Quitman / Wood Counties in district: Wood |
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House District 11
Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911 Legislatures: 31st (2) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Quitman / Wood Counties in district: Wood |
(1) Attorney at law. Questionnaire on name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, and relationship to persons in state or county government. 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.
Biographical Information top
Other Resources
- Benjamin Franklin Cathey and Susan Maria/Mariah Reinhardt, parents of Horace Schley Cathey, Campbell Cureton Cathey, and Gordon Russell Cathey, birth dates ranging from 1899-1902 in Quitman, Wood County. Father's birthplace Cabot, Arkansas. FamilySearch Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981.
- Ben F. Cathey, birth date 9/9/1871 in Cabot, Arkansas; death date 4/13/1952 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas; retired lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
- Ben F. Cathey, Jr., birth date 9/9/1870, death date 4/13/1952, burial in Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Wood County, with spouse Susie M. Cathey. Find a Grave.
- Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.
- Death notice, "Funeral Tuesday for Ex-Legislator," 4/14/1952, p. 1. Ben F. Cathey, age 81, former state representative and Wood county judge, death date 4/13/1952. Pampa Daily News.
- 32nd Legislature (1911) - B.F. Cathey, postoffice Quitman, nativity Arkansas, age 40 (born circa 1871), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. Ben Cathey, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Ben Cathey, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. B.F. Cathey, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. B.F. Cathey, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
- 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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45th R.S. - 1937
Common Carriers Criminal Jurisprudence Federal Relations Highways and Motor Traffic Nepotism in State Government, Special (Chair) Office Space for State Departments, Special (Chair) Public Printing (Chair) | ||
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43rd R.S. - 1933
Anti-Nepotism, Special (Chair) Claims and Accounts Common Carriers Liquor Traffic Public Health | ||
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32nd R.S. - 1911
Civil and Criminal Procedure Constitutional Amendments Criminal Jurisprudence Public Debt | ||
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31st 1st C.S. - 1909
Federal Relations (Chair) Liquor Traffic Military Affairs Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections Public Debt | ||
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31st R.S. - 1909
Federal Relations Military Affairs Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Debt |
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