Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Benjamin Franklin Berkeley

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Berkeley
Birth date: February 2, 1875
Death date: October 31, 1962

Terms of Service

Senate, 42nd ⁽⁵⁾ & 41st ⁽³⁾ Legislatures
1/8/1929 - 1/10/1933
Democrat
Senate President Pro Tempore, Ad Interim 3rd C.S., elected 7/16/1929.
Senate, 40th ⁽⁴⁾ & 39th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
1/13/1925 - 1/8/1929
Democrat

(1) 39th Legislature - Drawing for Terms of Office, 1/15/1925, pp. 34-35. Drew 4-year term. Senate Journal .
(2) 39th Legislature - All 31 Senators were elected on November 4, 1924, per Secretary of State, oath of office administered, 1/13/1925, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(3) 41st Legislature - Certificate of New Senators, oath of office administered, 1/8/1929, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(4) 40th Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/11/1927, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(5) 42nd Legislature - Roll Call of Holdover Senators, 1/13/1931, p. 1. Senate Journal .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. Benjamin Franklin Berkeley, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Dr. Benj. F. Berkeley, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Benjamin F. Berkeley, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Biographical sketch, "Who's Who and What's What in the Texas Legislature," by Ed Kilman, 1/4/1929, p. 3. Houston Post-Dispatch .
"Big Bend's Benjamin F. Berkeley: Physician, Promoter, and Politician," Volume 1, 1989, pp. 95-104. Journal of Big Bend Studies .
Biographical sketch, Dr. Benjamin F. Berkeley, Big Bend Genealogical Society. Presidio County, TXGenWeb Project .