Sixty Rayburn

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]

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 (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

Life and career

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

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]