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Ben H. Guill | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromTexas's18th district | |
| In office May 6, 1950 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Worley |
| Succeeded by | Walter E. Rogers |
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| Born | Ben Hugh Guill (1909-09-08)September 8, 1909 Smyrna, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | January 15, 1994(1994-01-15) (aged 84) Pampa, Texas, U.S. |
| Resting place | Fairview Cemetery in Pampa, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Marjorie Buckler |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | West Texas A&M University |
| Occupation | Educator;Businessman |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942–1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Ben Hugh Guill (September 8, 1909 – January 15, 1994) was a short-termRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromTexas's 18th congressional district, which then encompassed thePanhandle counties. He won a 1950 special election and served the remaining eight months in office before the term expired.
Guill was born on September 9, 1909, inSmyrna, Tennessee, the son of Hugh Hays Guill and Cora Anna (Jones) Guill. His family moved toEl Paso, Texas, in 1918. He attendedCanyon High School.[1] He graduated in 1933 fromWest Texas A&M University inCanyon, Texas, then known as West Texas State College.
Guill worked as an educator before becoming a business executive, and areal estate agent.
From 1942 to 1945 duringWorld War II, he served in theUnited States Navy.
Guill won aspecial election to the Eighty-first Congress to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of RepresentativeEugene Worley. Guill served the remaining term from May 6, 1950, to January 3, 1951. In the November 1950general election, he was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to a full term in the Eighty-second Congress, losing to the Democratic candidate.
The next Republican to hold the Panhandle U.S. House seat wasBob Price, also from Pampa. He was elected to four terms beginning in 1966.
Guill was a delegate to the1952 Republican National Convention, which met inChicago to nominate theEisenhower-Nixonticket.
From 1953 to 1955, Guill served as the executive assistant inWashington, D.C., toArthur Summerfield, theUnited States Postmaster General. From 1955 to 1959, he was a member of theUnited States Federal Maritime Board in theUnited States Department of Commerce.
Guill died on January 15, 1994, inPampa, Texas, and is interred there at Fairview Cemetery.
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