Sixty Rayburn

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]

Sixty Rayburn
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 (1916-08-11)August 11, 1916 Sumrall, Mississippi, U.S.
Died	March 5, 2008(2008-03-05) (aged 91) Covington, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Children	1

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]