Benjamin Milam Teekell
| Benjamin Milam Teekell | |
Louisiana State Representative
for Red River Parish | |
| Preceded by | W. O. Hunter |
|---|---|
| Succeeded by | W. H. Hankins |
| Born | October 20, 1867 Melder, Rapides Parish Louisiana, USA |
| Died | October 28, 1942 (aged 75) Red River Parish |
| Resting place | Hand Cemetery in Red River Parish |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | (1) Nancy Elmira Coody Teekell (died 1918) (2) Chloe Josephine McDonald Teekell (married c. 1919-1942, his death) |
| Children | From first marriage: Walker Teekell |
| Residence | Red River Parish, Louisiana |
- Not to be confused with another Louisiana state representative, Lloyd George Teekell (1922-1996) of Rapides Parish
Benjamin Milam Teekell, also known as B. M. Teekell (October 20, 1867 – October 28, 1942),[1] was a Democratic state representative from 1920 to 1928 for Red River Parish in northwestern, Louisiana with service during the administrations of Governors John Milliken Parker, Sr. (1863-1939), Henry Luse Fuqua, Sr. (1865-1926), and Oramel Hinckley Simpson (1870-1932).[2]
Prior to his state House tenure, Teekell was a member of the Red River Parish School Board from then Ward 7.[3]
A native of rural Melder in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana, Teekell was the sixth of ten children of Nehemiah Teekell (1818-1911) and the former Lenora E. Gill (1833-1904). He was first married to the former Nancy Elmira Coody (1869-1918), by whom he had four children.[1] After Nancy's death he married the former Chloe Josephine McDonald, who was twenty-nine years his junior.[4] In the 1930 census, Teekell and his second, " married a man named "Hatfield" and lived in Shreveport. Teekell's youngest son, Milam, a retired United States Army captain, was killed in an automobile accident in Shreveport at the age of forty-six.[4][5]
Teekell died in Red River Parish eight days after his 75th birthday. He is interred with other Teekell family members at the rural Hand Cemetery in Red River Parish.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Benjamin Milam Teekell. findagrave.com. Retrieved on ebruary 27, 2021.
- ↑ Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-20124 Parish. Louisiana House of Representatives. Retrieved on February 27, 2021.
- ↑ (1918) 'Official Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of Louisiana'. State of Louisiana. Retrieved on October 18, 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Milam Judson Teekell. findagrave.com. Retrieved on February 27, 2021.
- ↑ The Ruston Daily Leader, December 9, 1966.
