Sixty Rayburn
Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives
In office
1948–1951
Preceded byMurphy R. Williams
Succeeded byN. L. Smith
Member of the Louisiana State Senate from the 12th district
In office
1951–1996
Preceded byH. H. Richardson
Succeeded byPhil Short
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Burras Rayburn

(1916-08-11)August 11, 1916
Sumrall, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedMarch 5, 2008(2008-03-05) (aged 91)
Covington, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1

Benjamin Burras Rayburn (August 11, 1916 – March 5, 2008) was an American politician.[1][2][3] He served as a Democratic member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[4] He also served as a member for the 12nd district of the Louisiana State Senate.[5]

Born in Sumrall, Mississippi. Rayburn attended at the Sumrall High School, where he later attended at the Sullivan Memorial Trade School.[6] He served as a member of the Washington Parish Police Jury, in which he was considered as the youngest member of Louisiana.[6] Rayburn served from 1944 to 1948, in which he had also served as the vice president.[6] He had served as a member of the Louisiana Cattleman's Association.[6]

In 1948, Rayburn won the election for an office of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[4] He succeeded Murphy R. Williams.[4] In 1951, Rayburn was succeeded by N. L. Smith for which he was resigned to serve for the 12nd district of the Louisiana State Senate.[4][5] He succeeded politician H. H. Richardson.[5] Rayburn was honored the honorary degree by the Loyola University.[6] In 1993, he was honored in the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame.[7] In 1996, Rayburn was succeeded by Phil Short for the 12nd district of the Louisiana State Senate.[5]

In the 1990s, Rayburn politician career had ended of scandal for which his colleague who was attorney Larry S. Bankston. He had stated "I'm going to wait until I see the allegations before I make a comment".[8] His daughter Tommie Jean had tried to help out Fred Goodson, a store owner.[8] He was considered not guilty for which he had lost his offer for his 12nd district office term of the Louisiana State Senate. In 2006, Rayburn's name was honored into the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections prison place Washington Correctional Institute, in which was renamed to the B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center.[9]

Rayburn died in March 2008 from complications of lung cancer at the St. Tammany Hospital in Covington, Louisiana, at the age of 91.[6][10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Sen. 'Sixty' Rayburn Political Complexity Says Hometown Paper". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. March 27, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  2. ^ "'Sixty' Vindicates the Long Boys and Sen. Rayburn's Cynical Candor Tells Story of 'Greenback Politics'". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. August 30, 1973. p. 6. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  3. ^ "'Sixty' Rayburn: He Didn't Stay Accidentally". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. June 8, 1977. p. 30. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com. Closed access icon
  4. ^ a b c d "Membership In The Louisiana House Of Representatives 1812 - 2012" (PDF). David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 31, 2010. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ a b c d McEnany, Arthur (January 2008). "Membership in the Louisiana Senate: 1880 - Present" (PDF). Louisiana State Senate. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 25, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "B. B. Rayburn Obituary (1916-2008)". The Advocate. March 7, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "BJ "Sixty" Rayburn". Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  8. ^ a b Nossiter, Adam (August 23, 1995). "Gamblers Bought Off Louisiana Legislators, Affidavits Say". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  9. ^ "Mission Statement". Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ "Former State Senator B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Dead at 91". WAFB. March 5, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "Former State Senator B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Laid to Rest". WAFB. March 8, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2022.


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