Sixty Rayburn

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 for the 12nd district of the Louisiana State Senate[4] and as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[5]

Rayburn was born in Sumrall northwest of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He attended Sumrall High School in Sumrall and Sullivan Memorial Trade School in Bogalusa not far from Covington, Louisiana.[6] He was a member and vice president of the Washington Parish Police Jury from 1944 to 1948, at the time being the youngest member of a police jury in Louisiana.[6] In 1948 he was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives.[5] In 1951 he was elected for the 12nd district of the Louisiana State Senate, serving until 1996 when he was succeeded by Phil Short.[5][4]

Honors Rayburn received included an honorary doctorate degree from Loyola University in New Orleans in 1959[6] and he was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in 1993.[7] In 2006 the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections renamed the Washington Correctional Institute as the B.B. Rayburn Correctional Center.[8]

Rayburn died in March 2008 from complications of lung cancer at the St. Tammany Hospital in Covington at the age of 91.[6][9][10]

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 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.
  5. ^ a b c "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.
  6. ^ a b c d "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. ^ "Mission Statement". Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ "Former State Senator B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Dead at 91". WAFB. March 5, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Former State Senator B.B. "Sixty" Rayburn Laid to Rest". WAFB. March 8, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2022.


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