Ben H. Guill
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Ben Hugh Guill was a U.S. Representative
from Texas
.
Born in Smyrna, Tennessee
, Guill graduated from West Texas State College, Canyon, Texas
, 1933.
He was a teacher.
Business executive.
He was in the United States Navy
from 1942 to 1945.
Real estate agent.
Guill was elected as a Republican
to the Eighty-first Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Eugene Worley, (May 6, 1950-January 3, 1951).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-second Congress in 1950.
He served as delegate to Republican National Convention, 1952.
Executive assistant to the United States Postmaster General, Washington, D.C.
from 1953 to 1955.
He served as member of the Federal Maritime Board, United States Department of Commerce from 1955 to 1959.
Professional advocate.
He died on January 15, 1994, in Pampa, Texas
.
He was interred in Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Texas
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Born in Smyrna, Tennessee
Smyrna, Tennessee
Smyrna is a town in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States. Smyrna's population was 25,569 people at the 2000 census. The Census estimate of the 2009 population is 39,142.-Geography:Smyrna is located at ....
, Guill graduated from West Texas State College, Canyon, Texas
Canyon, Texas
Canyon is a city in Randall County, Texas, United States. The population was 12,875 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Randall County. It is the home of West Texas A&M University and Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum. Palo Duro Canyon State Park is some twelve miles east of Canyon...
, 1933.
He was a teacher.
Business executive.
He was in the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
from 1942 to 1945.
Real estate agent.
Guill was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Eighty-first Congress by special election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Eugene Worley, (May 6, 1950-January 3, 1951).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Eighty-second Congress in 1950.
He served as delegate to Republican National Convention, 1952.
Executive assistant to the United States Postmaster General, Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from 1953 to 1955.
He served as member of the Federal Maritime Board, United States Department of Commerce from 1955 to 1959.
Professional advocate.
He died on January 15, 1994, in Pampa, Texas
Pampa, Texas
Pampa is a city in Gray County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,887 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gray County.Pampa is the principal city of the Pampa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Gray and Roberts counties....
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He was interred in Fairview Cemetery, Pampa, Texas
Pampa, Texas
Pampa is a city in Gray County, Texas, United States. The population was 17,887 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Gray County.Pampa is the principal city of the Pampa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Gray and Roberts counties....
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