Benjamin F. Gafford

Full Name: Benjamin F. "Ben" Gafford
Date of birth: July 1, 1871
Date of death: June 25, 1944

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

Terms of Service top

Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	35	Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909	30th	Democrat	Sherman / Grayson		Grayson
H	35	Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907	29th	Democrat	Sherman / Grayson		Grayson

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House District 35
Jan 8, 1907 - Jan 12, 1909
Legislatures: 30th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

House District 35
Jan 10, 1905 - Jan 8, 1907
Legislatures: 29th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Sherman / Grayson
Counties in district: Grayson

Biographical Information top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Hon. Benjamin F. Gafford, Volume I, pp. 637-638. Birth date 7/1/1871 in south Georgia. Marriage to Emma Tummins of Parker County in 1891. A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of North and West Texas, 1906.

Other Resources

Benjamin F. Gafford, birth date 7/1/1871 in Augusta, Georgia, death date 6/25/1944 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Ben F. Gafford (1871-1944), burial in West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, Grayson County with spouse Emma Ruth Gafford. Find a Grave.
Obituary, 6/29/1944, p. 5. Whitewright Sun.

Photographs

Photograph. B.F. Gofford, 30th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.F. Gafford, 29th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

29th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
30th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

30th R.S. - 1907 Counties Criminal Jurisprudence (Chair) Education Municipal Corporations Reforms in Civil and Criminal Procedure Rules
29th R.S. - 1905 Appropriations Contingent Expenses Counties Municipal Corporations Pan-American Trade Relations and Projected Trades College, Special

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