Sixty Rayburn
Sixty Rayburn | |
|---|---|
 Rayburn in 1951 | |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives | |
| In office 1948–1951 | |
| Preceded by | Murphy R. Williams |
| Succeeded by | N. L. Smith |
| Member of the Louisiana State Senate from the 12th district | |
| In office 1951–1996 | |
| Preceded by | H. H. Richardson |
| Succeeded by | Phil Short |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benjamin Burras Rayburn August 11, 1916 Sumrall, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | March 5, 2008 (aged 91) Covington, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Benjamin Burras Rayburn (August 11, 1916 – March 5, 2008) was an American politician.[1][2][3] A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1948 to 1951 and in the Louisiana State Senate from 1951 to 1996.[4][5]
Life and career
[edit]Rayburn was born in Sumrall, Mississippi, the son of Thomas Rayborn and Grace Rawls. He served in the armed forces during World War II, which after his discharge,[6] he served as a member of the Washington Parish Police Jury from 1944 to 1948, at the time being the youngest member of a police jury in Louisiana.[7]
Rayburn served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1948 to 1951.[4] After his service in the House, he then served in the Louisiana State Senate from 1951 to 1996.[5] During his service in the Senate, in 1993, he was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame.[8]
In 2006, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections renamed the Washington Correctional Institute as the B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center.[9]
Death
[edit]Rayburn died on March 5, 2008, from complications of lung cancer, at the St. Tammany Hospital in Covington, Louisiana, at the age of 91.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sen. 'Sixty' Rayburn Political Complexity Says Hometown Paper". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. March 27, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "'Sixty' Rayburn: He Didn't Stay Accidentally". The Town Talk. Alexandria, Louisiana. June 8, 1977. p. 30. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Benjamin Bura Rayburn". U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. Retrieved June 19, 2025 – via Ancestry.com. (subscription required)
- ^ "B. B. Rayburn Obituary (1916-2008)". The Advocate. March 7, 2008. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
- ^ "BJ "Sixty" Rayburn". Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Mission Statement". Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Former State Senator B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Dead at 91". WAFB. March 5, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ "Former State Senator B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Laid to Rest". WAFB. March 8, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
