Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Benjamin Franklin Tankersley

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Tankersley
Other surnames: Tankersly
Birth date: July 15, 1813
Death date: January 1, 1859

Terms of Service

Senate, 7th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ Legislature
1/20/1858 - 11/7/1859
House, 4th Legislature
11/3/1851 - 11/7/1853
House, 2nd Legislature
12/13/1847 - 11/5/1849
House, 1st ⁽³⁾ Legislature
2/16/1846 - 12/13/1847

(1) "In Harris County ex Gov. H.G. Runnels, A.P. Thompson and B.F. Tankersly are candidates for the Senate . . . All are Democratic, we believe, save Mr. Tankersly." 6/23/1857, p. 2. Civilian and Gazette (Galveston, Texas) .
(2) Benjamin F. Tankersly, sworn 1/20/1858, succeeded Hiram G. Runnels, who did not appear and died on 12/17/1857. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(3) Democrat. Table of members of the 1st Legislature, The Texas Democrat (Austin, Texas), 5/20/1846, p. 3, crediting Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

Memorial resolution, 8th Legislature, 11/15/1859, p. 55. Benjamin Tankersley, Senator from Harris County, died since the adjournment of the last Legislature. Senate Journal .

Other Resources

Benjamin Franklin Tankersley, born 7/15/1813 in Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia, died 1/1/1859 in Harris County, Texas. Son Marshall Tankersley born January 1855. Tankersley Family Tree. Ancestry.com .
Census of 1850 - B.F. Tankersley, Houston, Harris County, age 36, born circa 1814 in Virginia, lawyer. FamilySearch .
Death notice, 3/22/1913, p. 12. Relatives: father: B.F. Tankersley, son Marshall Tankersley. Houston Post .
Mentioned as early Houston lawyer, p. 80. Young, Samuel Oliver. A Thumb-Nail History of the City of Houston, Texas, From Its Founding in 1836 to the Year 1912, 1912. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries) .