Ben Atwell

Full Name: Ben Dodson "Jumbo" Atwell III
Date of birth: August 4, 1915
Date of death: June 29, 1998

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	33-H	Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975	63rd	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-2	Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973	62nd	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-2	Jan 14, 1969 - Jan 12, 1971	61st	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	33-2	Jan 10, 1967 - Jan 14, 1969	60th	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-2	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-2	Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965	58th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-2	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-2	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-2	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-2	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-2	Jan 13, 1953 - Jan 11, 1955	53rd	Democrat	Dallas / Dallas	Dallas
H	50-2	Jan 9, 1951 - Jan 13, 1953	52nd	Democrat	Hutchins / Dallas	Dallas

(1) Sworn 11/27/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Selected Newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Addresses Representative Ben Atwell, Ted Dealey, and Governor John Connally, to observe George Washington's birthday and accept a portrait of George Washington from Ted Dealey, publisher of the Dallas News, pursuant to HCR 41, 59th R.S., 2/22/1965, pp. 335-338. House Journal.
54th Legislature, R.S., HSR 391. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
57th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 138. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
60th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 38. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
61st Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 21. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
64th Legislature, R.S., HCR 38. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
67th Legislature, R.S., HR 295, honoring former speakers and certain members on the occasion of Speaker's Day. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
76th Legislature, R.S., HR 623. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Memorial, April 1999, p. 402. Texas Bar Journal.
Atwell, Ben Dodson. Texas State Cemetery.

Military Service Notes

United States Navy, World War II, mine sweeper. Texas State Cemetery.

Other Resources

Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.

Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators

Named one of 'The Worst'. Best and Worst Legislators 1973.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben Atwell, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 61st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 60th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 58th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 53rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Atwell, 52nd Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

52nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
53rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
55th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
56th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
57th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
58th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
60th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
61st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

63rd R.S. - 1973 Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation Liquor Regulation (Vice Chair) Revenue and Taxation Revenue and Taxation Subcommittee on Exemptions (Vice Chair)
62nd 3rd C.S. - 1972 Revenue and Taxation
62nd R.S. - 1971 Commerce and Manufacturing Counties Liquor Regulation Mental Health and Mental Retardation Public Education Financing Revenue and Taxation (Chair) Revenue and Taxation, Interim State Tax Policy (Chair)
61st R.S. - 1969 Higher Education Labor Liquor Regulation Multi-State Tax Compact, Special Recreational Water Safety (Chair) Revenue and Taxation (Chair) State and Local Tax Policy
60th R.S. - 1967 Commerce and Manufacturers Labor Multistate Tax Compact Advisory Committee Public Health Recreational Water Safety (Chair) Revenue and Taxation (Chair) State and Local Tax Policy
59th R.S. - 1965 Appropriations Commerce and Manufactures Labor Recreational Water Safety Revenue and Taxation (Chair) State and Local Tax Policy
58th R.S. - 1963 Commerce and Manufactures Judicial Districts Public Printing Recreational Water Safety (Chair) Revenue and Taxation (Chair) State Affairs State and Local Tax Policy
57th R.S. - 1961 Aeronautics Constitutional Amendments Game and Fisheries Licensing and Examining Boards Motor Traffic Municipal and Private Corporations
56th R.S. - 1959 Common Carriers Constitutional Amendments Motor Traffic Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Revenue and Taxation Texas Commission on City and County Governments
55th R.S. - 1957 Constitutional Amendments Labor Liquor Regulation Local and Uncontested Bills (Vice Chair) Municipal and Private Corporations
54th R.S. - 1955 Constitutional Amendments Counties Criminal Jurisprudence (Vice Chair) Judiciary Public Health
53rd R.S. - 1953 Banks and Banking Constitutional Amendments Insurance (Vice Chair) Judiciary (Vice Chair) Public Health
52nd R.S. - 1951 Banks and Banking Insurance Judiciary Military and Veteran's Affairs Public Health

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