Texas Legislators: Past & Present

Benjamin A. Calhoun

Full Name: Benjamin A. Calhoun
Birth date: May 22, 1849
Death date: March 23, 1915

Terms of Service

House, 34th ⁽⁵⁾ ⁽¹⁰⁾ Legislature
1/12/1915 - 3/23/1915
Democrat
House, 33rd ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁶⁾ ⁽¹¹⁾ Legislature
9/16/1914 - 1/12/1915
Democrat
House, 27th ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽⁴⁾ ⁽⁷⁾ ⁽⁸⁾ ⁽¹²⁾ Legislature
1/8/1901 - 1/13/1903
Populist
House, 23rd ⁽⁹⁾ Legislature
1/10/1893 - 1/8/1895
Populist

(1) Chico is five miles north of Bridgeport in northwestern Wise County (north central Texas); settlement of the area began in the mid-1870s. Handbook of Texas Online .
(2) Chireno is in Nacogdoches County (east Texas). Handbook of Texas Online .
(3) People's Party history and background in Texas. "Whatever the cause, the party's political effectiveness was over by 1900, although it slated a candidate for governor in Texas through 1904 and a presidential candidate through 1908." Handbook of Texas Online .
(4) Lists District No. 32: Hon. B.A. Calhoun, Chireno, Texas. Composed of the county of Nacogdoches. House Journal .
(5) I.D. Fairchild, sworn 4/30/1915, succeeded Benjamin A. Calhoun, died 3/24/1915. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(6) Benjamin A. Calhoun, sworn 9/16/1914, succeeded T.L. Foster, resigned 2/5/1914. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005.
(7) Nacogdoches County. Texas House of Representatives: A Pictorial Roster 1846-1992 1992.
(8) Chico, Populist. Texas Legislative Manual .
(9) Populist. Texas Legislative Manual .
(10) Lufkin, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual .
(11) Assumed Democrat based on listing as Democrat in 34th Legislature. Texas Legislative Manual .
(12) Postoffice Chico, nativity South Carolina, age 52, Populist. Year Book for Texas, 1901 1902.

Biographical Notes and Resources

Resolutions and Journal entries

34th Legislature, 1st C.S., 4/29/1915, p. 87. Death date 3/24/1915. Resolutions - Memorial .

Photographs

Photograph. B.A. Calhoun, Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Photograph. B.A. Calhoun, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.A. Calhoun, State Preservation Board
Photograph. B.A. Calhoun, State Preservation Board

Other Resources

"Well Thought of: Representative Woods Speaks Well of Representative Calhoun," 3/25/1915, p. 4. Reports on Representative J.H. Woods' memorial remarks about Representative B.A. Calhoun ("about 60 years of age"), including remembrance of an argument between Calhoun and Representative W.T. Bagby on the floor of the House on the subject of women's suffrage. Corsicana Daily Sun .
B.A. Calhoun, birth date 5/22/1849, death date 3/23/1915, biographical sketch and photo from Gospel Preachers Who Blazed the Trail, burial in Lower Chireno Cemetery, Chireno, Nacogdoches County, with spouse Esther J. Tucker Calhoun. Find a Grave .
Occupation and religious affiliation, 34th Legislature. "Occupations of Members of Legislative House," 3/14/1915, p. 4. Galveston Daily News .
CALHOUN, BENJAMIN A. (1849-1915). Death date 3/24/1915. Handbook of Texas Online .
Biographical sketch, Ben. A. Calhoun, pp. 88-89. The Twenty-Seventh Legislature and State Administration of Texas 1901.