Benjamin Franklin "Ben" O'Neal, Jr. , was a Shreveport businessman and a pioneer in the development of the modern Republican Party in Louisiana. O'Neal was a member of the Caddo Parish Police Jury (now the Caddo Parish Commission) from 1964-1968 and the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972-1988. He was born in Shreveport to Benjamin F. O'Neal, Sr. , (1889-1968) and the former Abbie Hendrick. O'Neal's grandfather, also B.F. O'Neal, of Benton, the seat of Bossier Parish, was the U.S.

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  • Benjamin Franklin "Ben" O'Neal, Jr. , was a Shreveport businessman and a pioneer in the development of the modern Republican Party in Louisiana. O'Neal was a member of the Caddo Parish Police Jury (now the Caddo Parish Commission) from 1964-1968 and the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972-1988. He was born in Shreveport to Benjamin F. O'Neal, Sr. , (1889-1968) and the former Abbie Hendrick. O'Neal's grandfather, also B.F. O'Neal, of Benton, the seat of Bossier Parish, was the U.S. marshal for the Western District of Louisiana. The grandfather was a delegate to the 1900 Republican National Convention, which renominated President William McKinley and then New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt for vice president. The grandfather died in New Orleans in 1910, while he was visiting a son. Hence, unlike most Louisiana Republicans, who were former Democrats, O'Neal came from an old Republican family. O'Neal graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Thereafter, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps Reserve. After he completed flight training, he became an instructor in the pilot training program and, later, he was assigned duty as a pilot for the commander of the Western Flying Training Command. He returned to Shreveport after World War II and entered the real estate business with his father in the firm known as "B.F. O'Neal & Son, Realtors. " In 1960, he was elected president of the Shreveport-Bossier Board of Realtors and was named "Realtor of the Year. " He was a vice president of the National Association of Realtors and was a member of the "Build America Better" Committee.
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  • B.F. O'Neal, Jr.
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  • Jane O'Neal de Bessonet Dr. Barron Johns O'Neal Lisa O'Neal Childs Mimi O'Neal Johnson
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  • Benjamin Franklin "Ben" O'Neal, Jr.
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  • Louisiana State Representative, District 5
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  • Newly-established single-member district
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  • Nancy Johns O'Neal
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  • Benjamin Franklin "Ben" O'Neal, Jr. , was a Shreveport businessman and a pioneer in the development of the modern Republican Party in Louisiana. O'Neal was a member of the Caddo Parish Police Jury (now the Caddo Parish Commission) from 1964-1968 and the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972-1988. He was born in Shreveport to Benjamin F. O'Neal, Sr. , (1889-1968) and the former Abbie Hendrick. O'Neal's grandfather, also B.F. O'Neal, of Benton, the seat of Bossier Parish, was the U.S.
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