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Benjamin Johnson Forbes Full Name: Benjamin Johnson Forbes Date of birth: May 19, 1872 Date of death: January 7, 1954 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 103 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Parker H 103 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Parker H 103 Jan 11, 1927 - Jan 8, 1929 40th   Democrat Weatherford / Parker   Parker H 103 Sep 13, 1926 - Jan 11, 1927 39th (1) (2)   Democrat Poolville / Parker   Parker (1) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in subsequent Legislatures. Texas Legislative Manual. (2) Benjamin J. Forbes, in special election 1/5/1926, sworn 9/13/1926, succeeded Fine G. Bedford, resigned. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches B.J. Forbes, age 56 in 1929, minister and farmer, Democrat. Brief biography in Houston Post-Dispatch for 2/6/1929, p. 9. Card File. Other Resources Benjamin J. Forbes, birth date 5/19/1872 in Pettis County, Missouri; death date 1/7/1954 in Collin County, Texas; wife Minnie Sisk Forbes; marriage 4/20/1898 in Parker County, Texas. FamilySearch. Census of 1930 - B.J. Forbes, Parker County, preacher, age 57, born in Missouri, wife Minnie, daughter Jewel. FamilySearch. Benjamin Johnson Forbes, birth date 5/19/1872 in Missouri, death date 1/7/1954 in Weatherford, Parker County, Texas, obituaries from Firm Foundation 3/23/1954 (Benjamin Johnson Forbes) and unknown source ("Famed 'Horseback' Pastor Dies"), interment in Spring Creek Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County. Find a Grave. "Looking for Benjamin Joseph (Joe) FORBES. He was a circuit preacher in/around Hood, Parker, Johnson Cos, in the early 1900s. He road a paint horse. He had a daughter, Jewell, who married Bryant Caraway and lived in Parker Co. in the Tin Top community." Genealogy.com, 2004. Photographs Photograph. Benjamin Forbes, 40th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Benjamin Forbes, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Benjamin Forbes, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 40th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 42nd R.S. - 1931 Criminal Jurisprudence   Labor   Liquor Traffic (Vice Chair)  Public Printing   41st R.S. - 1929 Agriculture   Labor   Liquor Traffic   40th R.S. - 1927 Agriculture   Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts   Federal Relations   Liquor Traffic (Vice Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions   39th R.S. - 1925 Highways and Motor Traffic   Labor   Liquor Traffic   Military Affairs (Vice Chair)

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