Jonas Alfred Benton

Full Name: Jonas Alfred "Captain" Benton
Date of birth: October 26, 1882
Date of death: February 7, 1960

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	50	Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957	54th	Democrat	Wylie / Collin	Collin
H	45-F	Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951	51st	Democrat	Wylie / Collin	Collin, Grayson
H	45-F	Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945	48th	Democrat	Wylie / Collin	Collin, Grayson
H	45-F	Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943	47th	Democrat	Wylie / Collin	Collin, Grayson

Terms of Service top

House District 50
Jan 11, 1955 - Jan 8, 1957
Legislatures: 54th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wylie / Collin
Counties in district: Collin

House District 45-F
Jan 11, 1949 - Jan 9, 1951
Legislatures: 51st
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wylie / Collin
Counties in district: Collin, Grayson

House District 45-F
Jan 12, 1943 - Jan 9, 1945
Legislatures: 48th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wylie / Collin
Counties in district: Collin, Grayson

House District 45-F
Jan 14, 1941 - Jan 12, 1943
Legislatures: 47th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Wylie / Collin
Counties in district: Collin, Grayson

Biographical Information top

Military Service Notes

United States Army, Captain, World War I. Jonas Alfred Benton. FamilySearch Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920 (Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin).
United States Army, Captain (Retired). Photo in military uniform. "Capt. J.A. Benton Is Being Urged to Make Race," 2/26/1940, p. 1. McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette.

Other Resources

Jonas A. Benton, birth date 10/26/1882, death date 2/7/1960. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Obituary, "Capt. J.A. Benton Passes Away in Veterans Hospital," 2/8/1960, p. 8. Birth date 10/26/1882, death date 2/7/1960, former legislator from Collin County. McKinney Daily Courier-Gazette.

Photographs

Photograph. J.A. [Capt.] Benton, 54th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.A. Benton, 51st Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. J.A. Benton, 48th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Capt. J.A. Benton, 47th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

47th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
48th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
51st session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
54th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

54th R.S. - 1955 Aeronautics Highways and Roads Labor Military and Veteran's Affairs Penitentiaries
51st R.S. - 1949 Highways and Roads Interstate Cooperation (Chair) Interstate Cooperation Labor Military and Veteran's Affairs (Vice Chair) State Affairs
48th R.S. - 1943 Commerce and Manufactures Conservation and Reclamation Interstate Cooperation Labor Military Affairs (Chair)
47th R.S. - 1941 Common Carriers Employment of War Veterans in State Departments, Special Interstate Cooperation Labor Labor Department, Investigation, Special Military Affairs (Vice Chair)

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