Benjamin Franklin Bean

Full Name: Benjamin Franklin Bean
Date of birth: February 12, 1859
Date of death: January 3, 1947

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	13	Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927	39th	Democrat	Kirbyville / Jasper	Jasper, Newton
H	20	Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905	28th	Democrat	Kirbyville / Jasper	Jasper, Newton, Sabine
H	34	Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903	27th	Democrat	Kirbyville / Jasper	Jasper, Newton, San Augustine
H	34	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Kirbyville / Jasper	Jasper, Newton, San Augustine

Terms of Service top

House District 13
Jan 13, 1925 - Jan 11, 1927
Legislatures: 39th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kirbyville / Jasper
Counties in district: Jasper, Newton

House District 20
Jan 13, 1903 - Jan 10, 1905
Legislatures: 28th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kirbyville / Jasper
Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, Sabine

House District 34
Jan 8, 1901 - Jan 13, 1903
Legislatures: 27th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kirbyville / Jasper
Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, San Augustine

House District 34
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Kirbyville / Jasper
Counties in district: Jasper, Newton, San Augustine

Biographical Information top

Resolutions and Journal entries

50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 110, 3/3/1947, pp. 598-599. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Bean. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Benjamin F. Bean, pp. 126-127. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas, 1901.

Military Service Notes

Jeff Davis Rifles, Confederate States Army. 50th Legislature, R.S., HSR 110. Resolutions - Memorial.

Other Resources

Benjamin Franklin (Frank) Bean, "Dr. B.F. Bean has practiced medicine in Jasper County for almost 40 years. He served two terms in the lower house of the State Legislature." Bean Family: Descendants of Alexander (Mac) Bean.
B.F. Bean, M.D., birth date 2/12/1859, death date 1/3/1947 in Kirbyville, Jasper County, doctor. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Dr. B.F. Bean (1859-1947), burial in Bean Cemetery, Kirbyville, Jasper County; photo of marker "Free Burial Ground Courtesy of Dr. B.F. Bean." Find a Grave. Bean Cemetery Dr. B.F. Bean
Benjamin Franklin Bean, birth date 2/15/1859 in Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, death date 1/3/1947 in Kirbyville, Jasper County. Married four times between 1877 and 1901: Minnie Beck (1877), Mary Huffpour (1884), McClearie Elizabeth Withers (1887), and Sarah Angeline Withers (1901). RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
26th Legislature (1899) - B.F. Bean, Kirbyville, age 39, doctor, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

Photograph. B.F. Bean, 39th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.F. Bean, 27th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.F. Bean, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
27th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
28th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
39th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

39th R.S. - 1925 Live Stock and Stock Raising Municipal and Private Corporations Privileges, Suffrage and Elections Public Health (Vice Chair)
28th R.S. - 1903 Claims and Accounts Contingent Expenses Private Land Claims Public Health and Vital Statistics (Chair) State Asylums
27th R.S. - 1901 Contingent Expenses Insurance, Statistics and History Public Health and Vital Statistics State Lunatic Asylum, Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Blind Asylum, and Deaf and Dumb Asylum for Colored Youths (Chair) Stock and Stock Raising
26th R.S. - 1899 Contingent Expenses Labor Privileges and Elections Public Health and Vital Statistics

This website is a work in progress. Information on this website is provided as a public service by the Legislative Reference Library. The Legislative Reference Library makes no representation as to its completeness or accuracy and makes no warranty in regard to its use. Users assume all risk of reliance on the information included on this site.

Party information is not available for the 1st-11th Legislatures.

Have a question, comment or contribution? Email the Library or call 512-463-1252.

Many photos in Texas Legislators: Past and Present are used with permission of the Texas State Preservation Board. For permission to reproduce these photos, please contact the Texas State Preservation Board graphics coordinator at 512-475-3060.