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Ben Palmer
Full Name: Benjamin "Ben" Palmer
Date of birth: August 11, 1863
Date of death: June 27, 1923
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Terms of Service top
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Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
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Counties in District |
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99
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Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
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27th
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Democrat
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Stephenville / Erath
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Erath
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H
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99
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Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
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26th
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Democrat
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Stephenville / Erath
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Erath
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Biographical Notes and Resources top
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Other Resources |
Benjamin Palmer, birth date 8/11/1863, death date 6/27/1923, interment in Fairview Cemetery, Pecos, Reeves County.
Find a Grave.
Obituary, "Mayor Ben Palmer Died Wednesday," Pecos Enterprise and Pecos Times, 6/29/1923, p. 1, crediting the UNT Libraries. Birth date 8/11/1863 in Russell County, Alabama, death date 6/27/1923. Palmer "was elected to serve in the legislature of the State for two terms - serving in the 26th and 27th legislatures - where he made an enviable record. Moving from Stephenville to Pecos in 1911 . . . "
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Ben Palmer, postoffice Stephenville, nativity Alabama, age 38 in 1901, lawyer, stockman, Democrat.
Texas Bar Journal.
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Photographs |
Photograph.
Ben Palmer, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Ben Palmer, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
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Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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