|
Benjamin Sion Rogers
Full Name: Benjamin Sion "Ben" Rogers
Date of birth: April 9, 1850
Date of death: July 22, 1911
|
|
|
Terms of Service top
|
| Chamber |
District |
Dates of Service |
Legislatures |
Party |
City/County |
Note |
Counties in District |
|
H
|
47
|
Jan 10, 1899 - Jan 8, 1901
|
26th
|
Democrat
|
Brenham / Washington
|
|
Washington
|
|
H
|
47
|
Jan 12, 1897 - Jan 10, 1899
|
25th
(1)
(2)
(3)
|
Democrat
|
Brenham / Washington
|
|
Washington
|
|
H
|
48
|
Jan 8, 1895 - Jan 12, 1897
|
24th
|
Democrat
|
Brenham / Washington
|
|
Burleson, Lee, Washington
|
|
(1)
District 47 composed of Washington county; district 48 (Porter) composed of Washington, Burleson, and Lee counties; district 49 (Mundine) composed of Burleson and Lee counties; 22nd Legislature, 1 C.S., chapter 21.
General Laws of the State of Texas.
(2)
District 47, Washington County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(3)
District 48, Washington, Burleson, and Lee counties.
Texas Legislative Manual.
|
|
|
|
Biographical Notes and Resources top
|
| Resolutions and Journal entries |
|
Washington—Ben F. Rogers [sic].
House Journal. 25th R.S.
32nd Legislature, 1st C.S., v. 1, 8/11/1911, p. 162. Death date 7/22/1911.
Resolutions - Memorial.
|
| Biographical Sketches |
|
Obituary, "Death of Ben S. Rogers," Brenham Banner, 7/27/1911, p. 5, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. "Died at his home in Independence last Saturday afternoon (7/22/1911), after a long illness, Hon. Ben S. Rogers . . . He held the position of county attorney; and represented this county in the State legislature." Interment in Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Biographical sketch, Ben S. Rogers, p. 147. Born 4/9/1850 in Sharon, Mississippi.
Texas State Government: A Volume of Biographical Sketches and Passing Comment, 25th Legislature, 1897.
|
| Other Resources |
|
Benjamin Sion Rogers, death date 7/22/1911 or 7/23/1911 in Washington County. Several applications of widow Mrs. Mattie Rogers of Washington County, marriage date 12/4/1888 in Washington County; none granted. Ben S. Rogers (application date 2/26/1926), Ben Sion Rogers (application date 7/2/1929), and Benjamin S. Rogers (application date 10/19/1933), Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958.
Ancestry.com.
Ben S. Rogers, Brenham, Washington County.
Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
Death notice, "Death Claims Ben S. Rogers: Former Member of the Legislature Expires at Independence," San Antonio Express, 7/23/1911, p. 3, crediting Abilene Library Consortium. Death date 7/22/1911.
Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Benjamin Sion Rogers, husband of Mattie Rogers. Washington County, Texas - Military: Confederate Pension Applications. Washington County,
TXGenWeb Project.
|
| Photographs |
|
Photograph.
Ben S. Rogers, 26th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Ben S. Rogers, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Photograph.
Ben S. Rogers, 24th Legislature, State Preservation Board
|
| Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol |
|
24th session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, east wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
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.
24th session composite photo of House members by Hill (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
|
|
