Kennan Ben Seale

Full Name: Kennan Ben Seale
Date of birth: March 4, 1855
Date of death: October 9, 1908

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
S	1	Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893	21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾	Democrat	Jasper / Jasper		Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler

(1) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(2) Democrat. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas: List of Senators and Representatives.
(3) List of Senators of the 21st Legislature, "The State Senate: Members-Elect in the Different Districts - Austin Local Notes," Galveston Daily News, 11/20/1888, p. 6, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "There are two independents in the list. The rest are democratic nominees." Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
(4) 21st Legislature - Roll call of new members, oath of office administered, 1/8/1889, p. 1. Senate Journal.

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Senate District 1
Jan 8, 1889 - Jan 10, 1893
Legislatures: 21st ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ 22nd ⁽¹⁾
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Jasper / Jasper
Counties in district: Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Kennan Ben Seale, pp. 161-162. Born 3/4/1855 in Jasper, married Sue Rentfro of Jasper in 1881. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 21st Legislature, 1889.
Biographical sketch, Kennan Ben Seale, p. 389. Born 3/4/1855. The Texas Senate: Volume II, Civil War to the Eve of Reform, 1861-1889, 1999.

Other Resources

King B. Seale, birth date 3/4/1855 in Texas; death date 10/9/1908 in Jasper, Jasper County; lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
King B. Seale, birth date 3/4/1855, death date 10/9/1908, burial in Jasper City Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, with spouse Sue L. Seale. Find a Grave.
Death notices, K.B. Seale, The Houston Post, 10/10/1908, p. 2; The Daily Leader (Orange, Texas), 10/12/1908, p. 2. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). The Houston Post The Orange Leader

Photographs

Photograph. K.B. Seale, 22nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. K.B. Seale, 21st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

21st session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.
22nd session composite photo of Senate members (Senate chamber gallery, west wall. 3E.5). State Preservation Board.

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22nd R.S. - 1891 Apportionment and Representation Commerce and Manufactures Comptroller's and Treasurer's Department, Examine Enrolled Bills General Land Office Insurance and Statistics (Chair) Investigate Charges Against J.E. Hollingsworth, Commissioner of Insurance, Statistics, and History Judiciary No. 2 Labor Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health Public Lands Public Printing Treasurer's and Comptroller's Offices
21st R.S. - 1889 Commerce and Manufacture Counties and County Boundaries Enrolled Bills General Land Office Insurance and Statistics (Chair) Judicial Department Judiciary No. 2 Memorial of John M. Swisher Mining, Geology and Irrigation Penitentiaries Private Land Claims Public Buildings and Grounds Public Health Public Lands Treasurer and Comptroller's Offices

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