Benjamin Franklin Phillips
Full Name: Benjamin Franklin "Ben" PhillipsDate of birth: April 22, 1845
Date of death: May 31, 1927
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 25 | Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 | 23rd | Democrat | West Mountain / Upshur | Camp, Upshur | |
| H | 11 | Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 | 22nd | Democrat | West Mountain / Upshur | Camp, Upshur |
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House District 25
Jan 10, 1893 - Jan 8, 1895 Legislatures: 23rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: West Mountain / Upshur Counties in district: Camp, Upshur |
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House District 11
Jan 13, 1891 - Jan 10, 1893 Legislatures: 22nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: West Mountain / Upshur Counties in district: Camp, Upshur |
Biographical Information top
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Company B, 35th Texas Cavalry. Benjamin Franklin Phillips, born circa 1845 in Tennessee, death date 5/31/1927 in Upshur County, Texas; widow Mrs. M.J. Phillips, marriage date 6/25/1874 in Rusk County. Pension File Nos. 18483 (B.F. Phillips) and 43104 (Benjamin Franklin Phillips), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.
- Confederate States Army, Private, Company B, 35th Regiment Texas Cavalry. Military grave marker, Ben F. Phillips, birth date 4/22/1845, death date 5/31/1927, burial in West Mountain Cemetery, Upshur County. Includes historical marker photo and death notice from Shreveport Times, 6/3/1927. Find a Grave.
Other Resources
- Historical marker, Ben Phillips Place, Upshur County. "He represented Upshur-Camp counties, 1890-94, in Texas Legislature." Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission).
- 23rd Legislature (1893) - B.F. Phillips, postoffice West Mountain, nativity Tennessee, age 48 (born circa 1845), farmer, 42 years in Texas, member of previous legislature: 22nd, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.
Photographs
- Photograph. B.F. Phillips, 23rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. B.F. Phillips, 23rd Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
- Photograph. B.F. Phillips, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 22nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members (House chamber vestibule, east wall. 2W.V1). State Preservation Board.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- 23rd session composite photo of House members by Journeay (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Committee Information top
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23rd R.S. - 1893
Claims and Accounts (Chair) Roads, Bridges and Ferries State Affairs | ||
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22nd R.S. - 1891
Insurance, Statistics, and History Labor Public Lands and Land Office Revenue and Taxation Roads, Bridges and Ferries |
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