B.D. Tarlton

Benjamin Dudley Tarlton

Full Name: Benjamin Dudley "Ben" Tarlton, Sr.
Date of birth: October 18, 1849
Date of death: September 22, 1919

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 39 Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887 19th (1)   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Ellis, Hill, Johnson, Navarro
H 56 Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 17th (2)   Democrat Hillsboro / Hill   Hill

(1) Member of the Democratic Executive Committee of the State in both 1882 and 1884. Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, p. 726, crediting Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

Terms of Service top

House District 39
Jan 13, 1885 - Jan 11, 1887
Legislatures: 19th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Ellis, Hill, Johnson, Navarro
House District 56
Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883
Legislatures: 17th (2)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Hillsboro / Hill
Counties in district: Hill

(1) Member of the Democratic Executive Committee of the State in both 1882 and 1884. Lewis Publishing Company. Memorial and Biographical History of Johnson and Hill Counties, Texas, 1892, p. 726, crediting Dallas Genealogical Society. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(2) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

  • Mentioned in memorial resolution for son, Benjamin Dudley Tarlton, Jr., 55th Legislature, R.S., HSR 184. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Other Resources

  • Portrait. Men of Texas: a Collection of Portraits, 1903.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

19th R.S. - 1885
Finance  
Judiciary No. 2 (Chair) 
Privileges and Elections  
17th R.S. - 1881
Internal Improvements  
Judiciary No. 2  
Memorial for Hon. H.G. Bruce of Johnson County  
Quarters for State Departments, Select  
Revenue and Taxation  
Senatorial and Representative Districts  

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