Benjamin Franklin Cadenhead
Full Name: Benjamin Franklin "Frank" CadenheadDate of birth: September 4, 1868
Date of death: August 28, 1946
Terms of Service
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | 109 | Jan 9, 1917 - Jan 14, 1919 | 35th (1) | Democrat | Comanche / Comanche | Comanche |
Terms of service footnotes
(1) Assumed Democrat based on listing as a Democrat in the 35th Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
Terms of Service
- Legislatures:
- 35th (1)
- Party:
- Democrat
- Home City/County:
- Comanche / Comanche
- Counties in district:
- Comanche
Terms of service notes
(1) Assumed Democrat based on listing as a Democrat in the 35th Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual. ↩
Biographical Information
- "B.F. Cadenhead Announces for Representative," 5/27/1932, p. 1, mentions election to the House of Representatives in 1916 and provides candidate platform in 1932. Comanche Chief.
- Census of 1910 - Benjamin F. Cadenhead, Comanche, Comanche County, Texas, age 40, born circa 1870 in Alabama, farmer, living in household with wife Lemma Cadenhead. FamilySearch.
- Benjamin Franklin Cadenhead, birth date 9/4/1868 in Alabama; death date 8/28/1946 in Comanche, Comanche County, Texas; farmer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
- Frank (B.F.) Cadenhead, birth date 9/4/1868, death date 8/28/1946, burial in Downing Cemetery, Downing, Comanche County. Find a Grave.
- Obituary, "Funeral Rites Held at Downing for B.F. Cadenhead," The Comanche Chief, 9/6/1946, p. 1, crediting Comanche Public Library. Native of Alabama, married Lima Beaty, "Mr. Cadenhead . . . served two terms in the State Legislature from this district." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
- Photograph. B.F. Cadenhead, 35th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- 35th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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