Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Benjamin Franklin Whitaker

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Whitaker
Birth date: December 1845
Death date: June 8, 1916

Terms of Service

Senate, 24th ⁽¹⁾ & 23rd ⁽²⁾ Legislatures
1/10/1893 - 1/12/1897
Democrat

(1) 24th Legislature - Roll of holdover Senators, 1/8/1895, p. 1. Senate Journal .
(2) 23rd Legislature - All 31 Senators are listed in Roll Call on First Day, 1/10/1893, p. 1; resolution by Sen. Cranford that the Senators shall now be divided by lot into two classes, 1/11/1893, p. 5; drew term of 4 years. Senate Journal . January 10, 1893
January 11, 1893

Biographical Notes and Resources

Photographs

Photograph. B. Whitaker, State Preservation Board
Photograph. Benj. Whitaker, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

Obituary, "'Black Eagle' of Texas Senate Dead at Ripe Age," Tuesday, 6/12/1916, p. 2. "Benjamin Whitaker, 71 years old, one of the first settlers of Texarkana, died Thursday at Alexandria, La. . . . in 1890 he was elected to the State Senate of Texas . . . " Daily Advocate (Victoria, Texas) .
Census of 1880 - Benj. Whitaker, Texarkana, Bowie County, Texas, age 34, born circa 1846 in Texas, railroad contractor, wife Anna, sons Waverly, Whatley, and James.
Census of 1900 - Benjaman Whitaker, Wards 4-5, Grant Parish, Louisiana, age 55, born December 1845 in Texas, saw mill manager, wife Anna P.
Benjamin Whitaker, born circa 1846, death date 6/8/1916 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; father W.M. Whitaker, mother Elizabeth Moore. Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960. FamilySearch . Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960 1880

1900

Historical marker and National Register listing, Whitaker House, Texarkana, Bowie County. "Built before 1891 by Benjamin F. Whitaker (1845-1916), member of Texas Senate (1893-97), partner of his brother in lumber business and a railroad that became part of Kansas City Southern line." Architect: Whitaker, Benjamin Franklin. Texas Historic Sites Atlas (Texas Historical Commission) . National Register listing Historical marker
Historical Markers of Bowie County, Whitaker House, Texarkana. TXGenWeb Project .
Bowie County Biographies, WHITAKER, WILLIS, SR. (1798-1867). Father of Benjamin F. Whitaker, "who later served in the Texas Senate." Bowie County, TXGenWeb Project .