What is Ben Barnes (politician)?
{{Infobox officeholder |name=Ben Barnes |image=File:Ben Barnes (48996884291).jpg |caption=Barnes in 2019 |order=36th |office=Lieutenant Governor of Texas |term_start= January 21, 1969 |term_end= January 16, 1973 |governor=Preston Smith |predecessor=[[Preston Smith (governor)|Preston Smith]] |successor=[[William P. Hobby Jr.]] |office2= [[Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives]] |term_start2= January 12, 1965 |term_end2= January 14, 1969 |predecessor2=[[Byron M. Tunnell]] |successor2=[[Gus F. Mutscher]] |state_house3=Texas |district3=[[Texas House of Representatives, District 64|64th]] |term_start3= January 8, 1963 |term_end3= January 14, 1969 |predecessor3=O.H. Schram |successor3=[[Lynn Nabers]] |office4=Member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from District 73 |term_start4= January 10, 1961 |term_end4= January 8, 1963 |predecessor4=Ben Sudderth |successor4=Richard C. Slack |birth_name=Benny Frank Barnes |birth_date={{birth date and age|1938|04|17}} |birth_place=[[Gorman, Texas|Gorman]], [[Texas]], U.S. |party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |spouse=(1) Divorced from the former Martha Morgan<br>(2) Nancy DeGraffenried<br>(3) Melanie Barnes<br>(4) Liz McDermott |children=From first marriage:<br>Greg Barnes<br> Amy Barnes<br> Adopted in third marriage:<br>Elena Barnes<br> Blaire Barnes |alma_mater=[[University of Texas at Austin]] |profession=[[Real estate]] [[investor]], [[Politician]], [[Crisis management|crisis manager]] |residence=[[Austin, Texas|Austin]], Texas, U.S. }} '''Benny Frank Barnes''' (born April 17, 1938) is an American [[real estate]] investor, [[politician]], and [[Crisis management|crisis manager]]. He was [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from 1965 to 1969. Barnes was the 36th [[List of lieutenant governors of Texas|Lieutenant Governor of Texas]] from January 21, 1969 to January 16, 1973, for two two-year terms.<ref>[http://www.klru.org/texasmonthlytalks_archive/archives/barnes/intro.html Biography]{{dead link|date=October