Ben E. Jarvis

Benjamin Edward Jarvis

Full Name: Benjamin Edward "Ben" Jarvis
Date of birth: June 22, 1925
Date of death: September 19, 2018

Terms of Service top

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 14 Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965 58th (1)   Democrat Tyler / Smith   Smith
H 14 Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963 57th   Democrat Tyler / Smith   Smith
H 14 Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961 56th   Democrat Tyler / Smith   Smith

(1) Sworn 11/16/1962. Oaths of Office.

Terms of Service top

House District 14
Jan 8, 1963 - Jan 12, 1965
Legislatures: 58th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Smith
House District 14
Jan 10, 1961 - Jan 8, 1963
Legislatures: 57th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Smith
House District 14
Jan 13, 1959 - Jan 10, 1961
Legislatures: 56th  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Tyler / Smith
Counties in district: Smith

(1) Sworn 11/16/1962. Oaths of Office.

Biographical Information top

Selected newspaper articles

Resolutions and Journal entries

Military Service Notes

Other Resources

  • Benjamin Edward Jarvis, birth date 6/22/1925, death date 9/19/2018, photo, obituary, burial in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County. Find a Grave.

Photographs

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

58th R.S. - 1963
Banks and Banking (Chair) 
Game and Fisheries  
Judicial Districts  
Oil and Gas Industry  
Oil, Gas, and Mining (Vice Chair) 
State Affairs  
57th R.S. - 1961
Constitutional Amendments  
Examination of Comptroller's and Treasurer's Accounts  
Judicial Districts  
Penitentiaries  
56th R.S. - 1959
Common Carriers  
Constitutional Amendments  
Penitentiaries  
Public Lands and Buildings  
State Fiscal System  

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