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Benjamin Parker Full Name: Benjamin F. "Ben" Parker Date of birth: February 10, 1819 Date of death: December 28, 1896 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 24 Jan 11, 1881 - Jan 9, 1883 17th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)   Democrat Elkhart / Anderson   Anderson H 20 Nov 7, 1859 - Nov 4, 1861 8th     Palestine / Anderson   Anderson H 20 Nov 5, 1855 - Nov 2, 1857 6th     Palestine / Anderson   Anderson (1) B. Parker, democrat, "Elections in Texas. Returns from different districts," p. 1, 11/4/1880. Galveston Daily News. (2) Democrat, 11/17/1880, p. 2. Galveston Daily News. (3) "On December 19, 1863, Benjamin and Irena Parker joined the Pilgrim Predestinarian Regular Baptist Church of Jesus near Elkhart, Texas, and were baptized. Parker was called to serve as assistant pastor of Pilgrim Church on November 19, 1864. He became pastor there on July 17, 1869, and served in that position until his death, on December 28, 1896." Handbook of Texas Online. Handbook of Texas Online (4) Palestine, Anderson County. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005. (5) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881. (6) Elk Heart, Anderson County, Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Seventeenth Legislature of Texas, 1881.   Biographical Notes and Resources top Biographical Sketches PARKER, BENJAMIN F. (1819-1896). Handbook of Texas Online. Biographical sketch and portrait. Born 1813 in Crawford County, Illinois. Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature, 1860. Photographs Photograph. B. Parker, 17th Legislature, Texas State Library and Archives Commission Photograph. Benjamin Parker, 8th Legislature, Texas Album of the Eighth Legislature Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 17th session composite photo of House members (Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Committee Informationtop 17th R.S. - 1881 Private Land Claims   Public Health, Vital Statistics and History of Texas   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   8th R.S. - 1859 County and County Boundaries   Private Land Claims   Public Buildings   Roads, Bridges and Ferries   Stock and Stock Raising   6th R.S. - 1855 Finance   Land Office

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