Benjamin Patton Ayres

Full Name: Benjamin Patton "Ben" Ayres
Other surnames: Ayers
Date of birth: June 12, 1858
Date of death: January 12, 1911

Terms of Service
Biographical Notes
Committee Information

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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	78	Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901	26th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant
H	78	Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899	25th	Democrat	Fort Worth / Tarrant		Tarrant

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House District 78
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
Legislatures: 26th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

House District 78
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
Legislatures: 25th
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Fort Worth / Tarrant
Counties in district: Tarrant

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Resolutions and Journal entries

B.P. Ayres; Ben P. Ayers. House Journal. 25th R.S. 26th R.S.
32nd Legislature, R.S., 1/13/1911, p. 111. Benjamin P. Ayres. Resolutions - Memorial.

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, Benjamin P. Ayers, pp. 271-272. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Tarrant and Parker Counties, 1895.
Biographical sketch, Benjamin P. Ayres, pp. 123-124. Born 6/12/1858 in Tarrant County. Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.

Other Resources

Census of 1880 - Benjamin P. Ayres, Precinct 1, Tarrant County, lawyer, 21 years old son of James H. Ayres.
Census of 1900 - Ben P. Ayers, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, born June 1858, lawyer. FamilySearch. 1880 1900
B.P. Ayres, birth date 1/12/1858 [6/12/1858] in Tarrant County, death date 1/12/1911 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
Benjamin P. Ayres, birth date 6/12/1858, death date 1/12/1911, burial in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth. Find a Grave.
Obituary, Ben P. (Benjamin Patton) Ayres, "Ayers, Pioneer, Born in County 53 Years Ago, Dies," 1/13/1911, p. 14. "Mr. Ayres was born in Tarrant county fifty-three years ago . . . the grandson of Benjamin Patton Ayres, the first county clerk of Tarrant county, for whom he was named." Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
B.P. Ayres (or Ayers), Democrat, lawyer, 40 years old in 1899. Legislative Reference Library Card File.

Photographs

Photograph. Ben P. Ayres, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.P. Ayres, 25th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

25th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
26th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

26th R.S. - 1899 County Government and County Finances Judiciary No. 1 Roads, Bridges and Ferries Rules (Chair) Towns and City Corporations
25th R.S. - 1897 Absence of Certain Members, Investigate, Special Judiciary No. 1 Privileges and Elections Public Lands and Land Office State Affairs

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