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Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Note	Counties in District
H	34	Jan 12, 1937 - Jan 10, 1939	45th	Democrat	Quitman / Wood		Wood
H	34	Jan 10, 1933 - Jan 8, 1935	43rd (1)	Democrat	Quitman / Wood		Wood
H	11	Jan 10, 1911 - Jan 14, 1913	32nd	Democrat	Quitman / Wood		Wood
H	11	Jan 12, 1909 - Jan 10, 1911	31st (2)	Democrat	Quitman / Wood		Wood

(1) Name, postoffice, occupation, association membership, relationship to persons in state or county government. Resolution, 9/18/1933, pp. 45-48, and Questionnaire Authorized and Directed by Resolution Adopted by the House, 10/11/1933, pp. 588-601. House Journal.
(2) Democrat; roster of members of the 31st Legislature with biographical and party information. "Year Book 1909," Number 13, May-June 1910, pp. 408-415. Bulletin (Texas Department of Agriculture), 1910.

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Other Resources

• Benjamin Franklin Cathey and Susan Maria/Mariah Reinhardt, parents of Horace Schley Cathey, Campbell Cureton Cathey, and Gordon Russell Cathey, birth dates ranging from 1899-1902 in Quitman, Wood County. Father's birthplace Cabot, Arkansas. FamilySearch. Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
• Ben F. Cathey, birth date 9/9/1871 in Cabot, Arkansas, death date 4/13/1952 in Quitman, Wood County, Texas, retired lawyer. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1976.
• Ben F. Cathey, Jr., birth date 9/9/1870, death date 4/13/1952, burial in Quitman Cemetery, Quitman, Wood County, with spouse Susie M. Cathey. Find a Grave.
• Occupational and biographical information - 45th Legislature, Chapter 1, "The Big Job," pp. 1-17. The Legislature and the Texas People, 1937.
• Death notice, "Funeral Tuesday for Ex-Legislator," 4/14/1952, p. 1. Ben F. Cathey, age 81, former state representative and Wood county judge, death date 4/13/1952. Pampa Daily News.
• 32nd Legislature (1911) - B.F. Cathey, postoffice Quitman, nativity Arkansas, age 40 (born circa 1871), lawyer, Democrat. Texas Legislative Manual.

Photographs

• Photograph. Ben Cathey, 45th Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. Ben Cathey, 43rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. B.F. Cathey, 32nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
• Photograph. B.F. Cathey, 31st Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

• 31st session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, north wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 32nd session composite photo of House members (House chamber gallery, west wall. 3W.2). State Preservation Board.
• 43rd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.
• 45th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, west wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

45th R.S. - 1937 Common Carriers   Criminal Jurisprudence   Federal Relations   Highways and Motor Traffic   Nepotism in State Government, Special (Chair)  Office Space for State Departments, Special (Chair)  Public Printing (Chair)

43rd R.S. - 1933 Anti-Nepotism, Special (Chair)  Claims and Accounts   Common Carriers   Liquor Traffic   Public Health

32nd R.S. - 1911 Civil and Criminal Procedure   Constitutional Amendments   Criminal Jurisprudence   Public Debt

31st 1st C.S. - 1909 Federal Relations (Chair)  Liquor Traffic   Military Affairs   Privileges, Suffrage, and Elections   Public Debt

31st R.S. - 1909 Federal Relations   Military Affairs   Privileges, Suffrage and Elections   Public Debt