Ben Ramsey
| Ben Ramsey | |
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| Texas Railroad Commissioner | |
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In office 1961–1977 |
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| Governor |
Price Daniel (1961-1963) John Connally (1963-1969) Preston Smith (1969-1973) Dolph Briscoe (1973-1977) |
| Preceded by | Olin Culberson |
| Succeeded by | Jon Newton |
| 34th Lieutenant Governor of Texas | |
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In office January 16, 1951 – September 18, 1961 |
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| Governor | Allan Shivers Price Daniel |
| Preceded by | Allan Shivers |
| Succeeded by | Preston Smith |
| 59th Texas Secretary of State | |
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In office January 19, 1949 – February 9, 1950 |
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| Governor |
Beauford Jester Allan Shivers |
| Preceded by | Paul H. Brown |
| Succeeded by | John Ben Shepperd |
| Member of the Texas Senate from District 3 | |
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In office 1941–1949 |
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| Preceded by | John S. Redditt |
| Succeeded by | Ottis E. Lock |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 11 |
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In office 1931–1935 |
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| Preceded by | S.R. Williams |
| Succeeded by | Winter W. King |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 28, 1903 St. Augustine, Texas |
| Died | March 27, 1985 (aged 81) Austin, Texas |
| Resting place | Bland Lake, Texas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Hankla Ramsey |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Texas at Austin |
Ben Ramsey (December 28, 1903 – March 27, 1985) was a Texas politician who served in a succession of offices during the mid-20th century. He served in both Houses of the Texas Legislature, as secretary of state, 34th Lieutenant Governor, and as member of the Texas Railroad Commission.
Ramsey was born on December 28, 1903, in San Augustine in San Augustine County in east Texas, the son of William Charles and Emma Jenkins Ramsey. He attended San Augustine public schools and worked on the family farm. After finishing high school, he worked three years in his father's law and abstract office, then enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin. He passed the state bar examination before graduation and was licensed to practice law in 1931. Ramsey was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and served two terms. Afterward he returned to San Augustine to practice law with his brother for five years. In 1940, he was elected to the first of two four-year terms to the Texas State Senate. He became a Senate leader in anti-deficit legislation and legislation to regulate labor unions. In 1949, Governor Beauford H. Jester chose Ramsey to be Texas Secretary of State. In 1950, Ramsey resigned from the position before being elected to statewide office as Lieutenant Governor of Texas and was re-elected in 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, and 1960 for six two-year terms. When Governor Allan Shivers's conservative branch of Texas Democrats clashed with the state's more liberal Democrats, led by U.S. Senate Majority Leader (and future U.S. President) Lyndon B. Johnson and U.S. House Speaker Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas, the two factions agreed to support Ramsey as a member of the National Democratic Committee.
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