Ben Ramsey Speech
Abstract
Speech delivered at the dedication of the Lyne Taliaferro Barret Memorial, Stephen F. Austin State University campus, by Ben Ramsey, the San Augustine, Texas, politician.
Dates
- Creation: 9/30/1966
Creator
- Ramsey, Ben (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Ben Ramsey (1903-1985) was a Texas state legislator, secretary of state, lieutenant governor, and railroad commissioner from San Augustine, Texas. He was essential in securing Texas state control of offshore oil drilling and development of the petroleum industry in the state.
Lyne Taliaferro Barret (1832–1913) was a pioneer oilman in Texas. From San Augustine County, his early speculation in Texas’s oil fields produced the first oil producing well in the state in 1866.
Source Citations:
Linda E. Devereaux, “Barret, Lyne Taliaferro,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed July 07, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/barret-lyne-taliaferro.
Richard M. Morehead, “Ramsey, Ben,” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed July 07, 2026, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/ramsey-ben.
Full Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is described in one folder and housed with other colletions in a clamshell box.
- Title
- Guide to the Ben Ramsey Speech
- Author
- Craig Fuchs, Michael Andrews
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository
