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Benjamin Franklin Tankersley

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Tankersley
Other surnames: Tankersly
Date of birth: July 15, 1813
Date of death: January 1, 1859

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
S 18 Jan 20, 1858 - Jan 1, 1859 7th (1) (2) (3)     Houston / Harris   Harris
H 33 Nov 3, 1851 - Nov 7, 1853 4th     Houston / Harris   Harris
H Harris Dec 13, 1847 - Nov 5, 1849 2nd     Houston / Harris   Harris
H Harris Feb 16, 1846 - Dec 13, 1847 1st (4)     Houston / Harris   Harris

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937. ↩
(2) "In Harris County ex Gov. H.G. Runnels, A.P. Thompson and B.F. Tankersly are candidates for the Senate . . . All are Democratic, we believe, save Mr. Tankersly." 6/23/1857, p. 2. Civilian and Gazette (Galveston, Texas). ↩
(3) Benjamin F. Tankersly, sworn 1/20/1858, succeeded Hiram G. Runnels, who did not appear and died on 12/17/1857. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
7th (1) (2) (3)  
Party:
Unknown
Home City/County:
Houston / Harris
Counties in district:
Harris

Legislatures:
4th  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Houston / Harris
Counties in district:
Harris

Legislatures:
2nd  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Houston / Harris
Counties in district:
Harris

Legislatures:
1st (4)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Houston / Harris
Counties in district:
Harris

Terms of service notes


(1) Members of the Seventh Legislature, Biographical Notes - Members, April 1937 issue. Southern Historical Research Magazine, 1937. ↩
(2) "In Harris County ex Gov. H.G. Runnels, A.P. Thompson and B.F. Tankersly are candidates for the Senate . . . All are Democratic, we believe, save Mr. Tankersly." 6/23/1857, p. 2. Civilian and Gazette (Galveston, Texas). ↩
(3) Benjamin F. Tankersly, sworn 1/20/1858, succeeded Hiram G. Runnels, who did not appear and died on 12/17/1857. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. ↩
(4) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). ↩

Biographical Information

  • Memorial resolution, 8th Legislature, 11/15/1859, p. 55. Benjamin Tankersley, Senator from Harris County, died since the adjournment of the last Legislature. Senate Journal.

  • Benjamin Franklin Tankersley, born 7/15/1813 in Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, died 1/1/1859 in Harris County, Texas. Son Marshall Tankersley born January 1855. Tankersley Family Tree. Ancestry.com.

  • Census of 1850 - B.F. Tankersley, Houston, Harris County, age 36, born circa 1814 in Virginia, lawyer. FamilySearch.
  • Death notice, 3/22/1913, p. 12. Relatives: father: B.F. Tankersley, son Marshall Tankersley. Houston Post.
  • Mentioned as early Houston lawyer, p. 80. Young, Samuel Oliver. A Thumb-Nail History of the City of Houston, Texas, From Its Founding in 1836 to the Year 1912, 1912. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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