Benjamin Butler Ferrell

Full Name: Benjamin Butler "Ben" Ferrell
Date of birth: November 5, 1928
Date of death: October 21, 2015

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information
Legislation

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	14	Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959	55th	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Smith
H	14	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Tyler / Smith		Smith

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House District 14
Jan 8, 1957 - Jan 13, 1959
Legislatures: 55th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Smith

House District 14
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Smith

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

55th Legislature, 1st C.S., HSR 106. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.

Military Service Notes

United States Marine Corps, Colonel, Vietnam. Military grave marker, Benjamin Butler Ferrell, birth date 11/5/1928, death date 10/21/2015, photo, obituary, burial in Tyler Memorial Park and Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben Ferrell, 55th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Ferrell, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.

Committee Information top

55th R.S. - 1957 Common Carriers Constitutional Amendments (Vice Chair) Judiciary State Affairs State Hospitals and Special Schools
54th R.S. - 1955 Banks and Banking Common Carriers Highways and Roads Judiciary Municipal and Private Corporations Segregation in Public Schools, Advisory

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