Ben Kingree

{{Short description|American politician and lawyer}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{infobox officeholder

|name=Ben Kingree

|image=Ben Kingree III.jpg

|alt=

|caption=Official portrait of Kingree, 1967

|state_house=Tennessee

|district=20th

|term_start=January 3, 1967

|term_end=January 7, 1969

|preceded=Spot Lowe

|succeeded=Spot Lowe

|birth_date={{birth date|1934|09|07}}

|birth_place=Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S.

|death_date={{death date and age|2015|03|06|1934|09|07}}

|death_place=Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.

|party=Democratic

|spouse=Sarah Jane Hinerman

|education=Vanderbilt University

|allegiance={{flagu|United States|1912}}

|branch=United States Marine Corps

|rank=Captain

}}

Ben Kingree III (September 7, 1934 – March 6, 2015) was an American politician and lawyer.

Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Kingree served in the United States Marine Corps. He then received his bachelor's and law degrees from Vanderbilt University. He practiced law in Shelbyville, Tennessee and in Atlanta, GA. Kingree served in the Tennessee House of Representatives from 1967 to 1969 and was a Democrat. In 1972, Kingree moved to Atlanta, Georgia and practiced law. He died in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina where he lived.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090034/https://www.theislandfuneralhome.com/obituary/Ben-Kingree-III/Hilton-Head-Island-SC/1488536 Ben Kingree III-obituary][http://www.mediation.com/memberprofile/ben--kingreeiii-30309-57.aspx Ben Kingree III-Mediation.com][http://www.capitol.tn.gov/House/Archives/85GA/Members/20.html 85th Tennessee General Assembly Ben Kingree II]