Ben Z. Grant
Full Name: Benjamin Zane GrantTerms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 3 | Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 5, 1981 | 66th (1) | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison, Rusk | |
| H | 3 | Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 | 65th | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison, Rusk | |
| H | 3 | Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 | 64th | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison, Rusk | |
| H | 3 | Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 | 63rd | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison, Rusk | |
| H | 3 | Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 | 62nd | Democrat | Marshall / Harrison | Harrison, Panola |
(1) Resignation letter dated 1/2/1981, effective 1/5/1981. Texas House of Representatives.
Terms of Service top
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House District 3
Jan 9, 1979 - Jan 5, 1981 Legislatures: 66th (1) Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison, Rusk |
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House District 3
Jan 11, 1977 - Jan 9, 1979 Legislatures: 65th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison, Rusk |
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House District 3
Jan 14, 1975 - Jan 11, 1977 Legislatures: 64th Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison, Rusk |
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House District 3
Jan 9, 1973 - Jan 14, 1975 Legislatures: 63rd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison, Rusk |
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House District 3
Jan 12, 1971 - Jan 9, 1973 Legislatures: 62nd Party: Democrat Home City/County: Marshall / Harrison Counties in district: Harrison, Panola |
(1) Resignation letter dated 1/2/1981, effective 1/5/1981. Texas House of Representatives.
Biographical Information top
Resolutions and Journal entries
- 67th Legislature, R.S., HR 261. Resolutions - Congratulatory and Honorary.
Biographical Sketches
- Biographical sketch, A Guide to the Ben Z. Grant Papers, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin, 2006.
- Ben Z. Grant. Texas State Cemetery.
Other Resources
- "Clayton Leads Wedding Vows at Capitol," 9/23/1977, reports on the marriages of former representative Richard Reynolds and incumbent representative Ben Grant. Ben Grant and his bride were married in the Capitol rotunda. Austin American-Statesman.
- Play by Larry L. King and Ben Z. Grant in LRL collection, 810.3 K584K 1992. The Kingfish: A One-Man Play Loosely Depicting the Life and Times of the Late Huey P. Long of Louisiana, 1992.
- Children's book by Ben Z. Grant in LRL collection, YOUNG TEXANS. The Last Dragon, 1996.
- Delegate to the Texas Constitutional Convention, 1974. Record of Proceedings, Texas Constitutional Convention: Official Journals, January 8 - July 30, 1974, 1975.
- Photograph, "Where Are They Now? The Dirty Thirty," September 2001, p. 52. Texas Monthly.
- Children's book by Ben Z. Grant in LRL collection, YOUNG TEXANS. The Wolf Has No Pillow, 2009.
Photographs
- Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 66th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 65th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 64th Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 63rd Legislature, State Preservation Board
- Photograph. Ben Z. Grant, 62nd Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 62nd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 63rd session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 64th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.C1). State Preservation Board.
- 65th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
- 66th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor corridor, south wall. GW.L1). State Preservation Board.
Committee Information top
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66th R.S. - 1979
Judiciary (Chair) Ways and Means | ||
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65th R.S. - 1977
Grand Juries, House Joint Select Judiciary (Chair) Self-Insurance of Workers' Compensation Claims, House Joint Ways and Means Ways and Means Subcommittee on Appropriative Matters | ||
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64th R.S. - 1975
Functions of the Judiciary, Select Judicial Qualifications Commission Study, Special Judiciary (Chair) Revenue and Taxation Ways and Means | ||
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63rd R.S. - 1973
Criminal Jurisprudence Environmental Affairs Environmental Affairs Subcommittee on Wildlife Preservation (Vice Chair) Judiciary (Vice Chair) | ||
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62nd R.S. - 1971
Capitol Use and Public Information, Interim Commerce and Manufacturing Criminal Jurisprudence Mental Health and Mental Retardation Military Affairs Poverty/Office of Economic Opportunity School Districts |
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