Benjamin Harry Lewis

Full Name: Benjamin Harry "Ben" Lewis
Date of birth: September 10, 1921
Date of death: September 27, 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	51-5	Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967	59th ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Richardson / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-5	Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963	57th	Democrat	Richardson / Dallas	Dallas
H	51-5	Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961	56th	Democrat	Richardson / Dallas	Dallas

(1) Sworn 11/20/1964. Oaths of Office.

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House District 51-5
Jan 12, 1965 - Jan 10, 1967
Legislatures: 59th ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Richardson / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 51-5
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Richardson / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

House District 51-5
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Richardson / Dallas
Counties in district: Dallas

(1) Sworn 11/20/1964. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Biographical Sketches

Obituary, Ben H. Lewis, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, 9/29/1998. Birth date 9/10/1921 in Louisa County, Virginia, death date 9/27/1998 in Dallas, Texas. Ancestry.com.

Military Service Notes

United States Air Force. Ben Harry Lewis, birth date 9/10/1921, death date 9/27/1998. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. Ancestry.com.
United States Air Force, World War II. Military grave marker, Ben H. Lewis, birth date 9/10/1921, death date 9/27/1998, burial in Resthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock County. Find a Grave.

Other Resources

Benjamin Harry Lewis, death date 9/27/1998 in Dallas. FamilySearch Texas Death Index, 1964-1998.
Ben H. Lewis, birth date 9/10/1919, death date 9/27/1998, residence in Dallas. FamilySearch United States Social Security Death Index.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben Lewis, 59th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben H. Lewis, 57th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben H. Lewis, 56th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Ben Lewis, 56th Legislature, Texas Yearbook, 56th Legislature

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

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.
59th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

59th R.S. - 1965 Federal Relations Labor Military and Veterans' Affairs Motor Traffic
57th R.S. - 1961 Banks and Banking (Chair) Congressional and Legislative Districts Insurance Municipal and Private Corporations (Vice Chair) Paintings in the House of Representatives Poet Laureate Selection, Special State Affairs
56th R.S. - 1959 Appropriations Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments and Agencies Conservation and Reclamation Criminal Jurisprudence Insurance Public Health

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