Ben H. Guill

Ben Hugh Guill
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 18th district
In office May 6, 1950 – January 3, 1951
Preceded by	Eugene Worley
Succeeded by	Walter E. Rogers
Personal details
Born	(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
Military service
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-term Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 18th congressional district, which then encompassed the Panhandle counties. He won a special election and served the remaining eight months in office.

Early life and education

Guill was born on September 9, 1909, in Smyrna, Tennessee, the son of Hugh Hays Guill and Cora Anna (Jones) Guill. His family moved to El Paso, Texas, in 1918. He attended Canyon High School. He graduated in 1933 from West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, then known as West Texas State College.

Career

Guill worked as an educator before becoming a business executive, and a real estate agent. From 1942 to 1945 during World War II, he served in the United States Navy.

Guill won a special election to the Eighty-first Congress to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Representative Eugene Worley. Guill served the remaining term from May 6, 1950, to January 3, 1951. In the November 1950 general election, he was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to a full term in the Eighty-second Congress, losing to the Democratic candidate. Guill was a delegate to the 1952 Republican National Convention, which met in Chicago to nominate the Eisenhower-Nixon ticket.

From 1953 to 1955, Guill served as the executive assistant in Washington, D.C., to Arthur Summerfield, the United States Postmaster General. From 1955 to 1959, he was a member of the United States Federal Maritime Board in the United States Department of Commerce.

Guill died on January 15, 1994, in Pampa, Texas, and is interred there at Fairview Cemetery.

The next Republican to hold the Panhandle U.S. House seat was Bob Price, also from Pampa. He was elected to four terms beginning in 1966.

Sources

• United States Congress. "Ben H. Guill (id: G000521)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.