The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Benedicto to Benjamim

Index to Politicians: Benedicto to Benjamim

BENEDICTO (Soundex B532) — See also ALICTO, BENEDEK, BENEDETTI, BENEDETTO, BENEDICK, BENEDICT, BENEDUM, CLINEDINST, CONDICT, DIBENEDETTO, KLINEDINST, VICTOR, VICTORIA, VICTORINE, VICTORSON, VICTORY.

Benedicto, José E. — Governor of Puerto Rico, 1921. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

BENEDUM (Soundex B535) — See also BENADUM, BENDHEIM, BENEDEK, BENEDETTI, BENEDETTO, BENEDICK, BENEDICT, BENEDICTO, DIBENEDETTO, WEDUM.

BENEDUM: See also Byron Benedum Randolph.
Benedum, Sophia — of Bridgeport, Harrison County, W.Va. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1936; vice-chair of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1943. Female. Still living as of 1943.

BENEFIEL (Soundex B514) — See also BANFIL, BENEFIELD, BENEFIT, FIEL, FRONEFIELD, HODNEFIELD, KENEFICK, KENEFICT.

Benefiel, John (c.1761-1835) — of Knox County, Ind.; Sullivan County, Ind. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; delegate to Indiana state constitutional convention, 1816; member of Indiana state house of representatives, 1821-22. Methodist. Died in Carlisle, Sullivan County, Ind., December 26, 1835. Interment at Johnson Cemetery, Carlisle, Ind.

BENEFIELD (Soundex B514) — See also BANFIELD, BENEFIEL, BENEFIT, BENFIELD, BIELEFIELD, BRINCEFIELD, FIELD, FRONEFIELD, HODNEFIELD, KENEFICK, KENEFICT, LITTLEFIELD, MOOREFIELD, SCHOLEFIELD, STUBBLEFIELD, WAKEFIELD, WAREFIELD, WHITEFIELD.

Benefield, Buddy See J. W. Benefield
Benefield, J. W. — also known as Buddy Benefield — of Little Rock, Pulaski County, Ark. Mayor of Little Rock, Ark., 1982-85. Still living as of 1985.
Benefield, Loyd — of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Okla. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Oklahoma, 1956; Oklahoma Democratic state chair, 1958. Still living as of 1958.

BENEFIT (Soundex B513) — See also BENEFIEL, BENEFIELD, FRONEFIELD, HODNEFIELD, KENEFICK, KENEFICT.

Benefit, N. M. — of Atwood, Piatt County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1896. Burial location unknown.

BENEKE (Soundex B520) — See also BANACH, BENECKE, BENEZE, BENICH, BENNICK, BONICK, DENEKE, HENEKE, KOENEKE, LENEKER, SENEKER, WIENEKE.

Beneke, Mrs. George, Sr. — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1955. Female. Still living as of 1955.
Beneke, George C. — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Father of George F. Beneke. Republican. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1923-24; member of West Virginia state senate 1st District, 1931-34; member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1949-52. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Beneke, George F. (1914-2001) — of Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va. Born in Wheeling, Ohio County, W.Va., January 19, 1914. Son of George C. Beneke and Nada C. (Peterson) Beneke; married, April 1, 1947, to Sarah E. Emblen. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Ohio County, 1947-56, 1967-68, 1971-74; defeated, 1940; resigned 1974; chair of Ohio County Republican Party, 1961. Lutheran. Member, Freemasons; Shriners; Jesters; Elks; Moose; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Phi; American Bar Association; American Legion. Died September 11, 2001. Burial location unknown.

BENEL (Soundex B540) — See also BECNEL, BEEL, BELEN, BELLEN, BENDEL, BENGEL, BENSEL, BONNELL, BUNNEL, BUNNELL, CABENELLAS, EBLEN, NEBEL.

Benel, Harold F. — of Bergen County, N.J. Republican. Candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly 39th District, 1975. Still living as of 1975.

BENERANDA (Soundex B565) — See also ANERALLA, FINNERAN, GENERAL, HUBENER, JOSSERAND.

BENERANDA: See also Beneranda Chaeon.

BENESCH (Soundex B520) — See also BANASH, BANNASCH, BENESSI, ESCH, VANESCHEN.

Benesch, Alfred — Democrat. Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Benesch, Alfred A. — of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1940. Still living as of 1940.
Benesch, J. V. — of Douglas County, Neb. Member of Nebraska unicameral legislature 6th District; elected 1948. Still living as of 1948.

BENESSI (Soundex B520) — See also BENESCH, BIESEN, BONASSO, MERENESS, SIEBEN, VANRENESSE.

Benessi, William L. — of Michigan. Candidate for Michigan state senate 9th District, 1906. Burial location unknown.

BENET (Soundex B530) — See also BENETT, BENNET, BENNETT, BENT, FENET.

Benet, Christie (1879-1951) — of Columbia, Richland County, S.C. Born in Abbeville, Abbeville County, S.C., December 26, 1879. Son of William Christie Benet and Susan (McGowan) Benet; married, October 17, 1906, to Alice Van Yeveren Haskell. Democrat. Lawyer; Solicitor, 5th Circuit, 1908-09; U.S. Senator from South Carolina, 1918. Episcopalian. Member, American Bar Association; Rotary; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Alpha Tau Omega; Omicron Delta Kappa. Died in Columbia, Richland County, S.C., March 30, 1951. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia, S.C.
- See also: congressional biography.
Benet, Edward S. — U.S. Vice Consul in Matanzas, 1943. Still living as of 1943.

BENETT (Soundex B530) — See also BENET, BENNET, BENNETT, BRENETTA, ESPENETT, FRENETTE, GENETTI, NETT.

Benett, Mary Jean — of Arkansas. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Arkansas, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.

BENEVEDES (Soundex B513) — See also ACEVEDO, AZEVEDO, BENAVIDES, BENEVILLE, GENEVAR, GENEVERA, GEVEDEN, IMPREVEDUTO, KENEVEL, PREVEDEL, QUEVEDO, STEVEDORE.

Benevedes, F. C. — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1912. Burial location unknown.

BENEVILLE (Soundex B514) — See also BENEVEDES, BENNEVILLE, BONNEVAL, BONVILLE, DEBENNEVILLE, GENEVAR, GENEVERA, HAINNEVILLE, KENEVEL, NEVILLE, NEVILLS.

BENEVILLE: See also Beneville Sawyer.

BENEZE (Soundex B520) — See also ARNEZE, BAINES, BANAS, BANUS, BAYNES, BENEKE, BENEZECH, BENNIS, BINES, BONES, BOWNES, DUENEZ, FERENEZ, GIMENEZ, JIMENEZ, KNEZEVICH, XIMENEZ.

Beneze, A. H. Otto See Arthur Harold Otto Beneze
Beneze, Arthur Harold Otto (1896-1970) — also known as A. H. Otto Beneze; "Tootie" — of Illinois. Born in Alton, Madison County, Ill., April 11, 1896. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1926. Died in the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Quincy, Adams County, Ill., October 21, 1970. Interment at Alton Cemetery, Alton, Ill.
Beneze, Otto See Arthur Harold Otto Beneze

BENEZECH (Soundex B522) — See also ARNEZE, BANOWSKY, BENEZE, BOHNSACK, BONACIC, CZECHANSKI, DUENEZ, FERENEZ, GIMENEZ, JIMENEZ, KNEZEVICH, ORZECH, XIMENEZ, ZECH, ZECHMAN.

BENEZECH: See also Lawrence Sheppard Armstrong.

BENFEY (Soundex B510) — See also BENFIELD, BENFORD, BONFOEY, BONIFAY, DUNFEY, OBENAUF.

Benfey, Theo — of Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wis. Republican. Member of Wisconsin state senate, 1917-23. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

BENFIELD (Soundex B514) — See also BANFIELD, BENEFIELD, BENFEY, BENFORD, EDENFIELD, ENFIELD, FIELD, FRANKENFIELD, GREENFIELD, PENFIELD, ROSENFIELD, SCHOENFIELD.

BENFIELD: See also Judy Benfield Schrumpf.

BENFORD (Soundex B516) — See also BENFEY, BENFIELD, BUNFORD, ENFORCER, FORD.

Benford, Blanche — of Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Fla. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004. Still living as of 2004.
Benford, Dorothy — also known as Dot Benford — of Mississippi. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Mississippi 2nd District, 1988 (Independent), 1990 (Republican), 1992 (Republican). Female. Still living as of 1992.
Benford, Dot See Dorothy Benford
Benford, Harry C. — of Rockwood, Somerset County, Pa. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

BENGAL (Soundex B524) — See also BANGEL, BANGIOLA, BANGLE, BENGEL, BINGLEY, BONGLE, LAUBENGAYER, MASSENGALE.

BENGAL: See also Joseph Bengal Bates.

BENGE (Soundex B520) — See also BANG, BANGE, BENCE, BENGEL, BENGIE, BENSE, BERGE, BING, BOEING, BONG, BUNGE.

BENGE: See also Wilton Benge Cupp.
Benge, John W. — of Hillsdale County, Mich. Democrat. Candidate for Michigan state house of representatives from Hillsdale County, 1940. Still living as of 1940.

BENGEL (Soundex B524) — See also BANGEL, BANGIOLA, BANGLE, BENEL, BENGAL, BENGE, BENSEL, BINGLEY, BONGLE, ENGEL.

Bengel, Russell H. (1898-1984) — of Jackson, Jackson County, Mich. Born in Racine, Racine County, Wis., September 4, 1898. Son of Henry Bengel and Margaret (Roth) Bengel; married to Ruth Ingram (died 1986). Republican. Accountant; treasurer, General Products Corp.; mayor of Jackson, Mich., 1936-39. Episcopalian. He and his wife donated $1 million to the Michigan Wildlife Habitat Foundation. Died February 15, 1984. Cremated.

BENGIE (Soundex B520) — See also ANGIER, BANG, BANGE, BELANGIE, BENGE, BENZIE, BING, BOEING, BONG, BUNGE, DZIENGIELEWSKI, LONGIETTI, MANGIERI, MONGIELLO, TINGIER.

BENGIE: See also Bengie Regensburg.

BENGSTON (Soundex B523) — See also BENGTSON, ENGS, ENGSTROM, HENGSTLER, HINGSTON, JUENGST, KINGSTON, LANGSTON, LEVINGSTON, LIVINGSTON, LIVINGSTONE, SENGSTOCK.

Bengston, Gary L. — of Danville, Va. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
Bengston, H. P. — of Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1932. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
Bengston, Joan Romero — of Overland Park, Johnson County, Kan. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984. Female. Still living as of 1984.
Bengston, John A. — of Rock Island, Rock Island County, Ill. Mayor of Rock Island, Ill., 1935-37. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

BENGT (Soundex B523) — See also BENGTSON, BENT.

BENGT: See also Bengt E. Sundberg.

BENGTSON (Soundex B523) — See also BENGSTON, BENGT, BENTSON, HUIBREGTSE.

Bengtson, G. E. — of Kansas. Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kansas 6th District, 1946. Still living as of 1946.

BENGUR (Soundex B526) — See also BINGER, BUNGER, UBINGER.

Bengur, Oz — Democrat. Candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Maryland 2nd District, 2002. Still living as of 2002.

BENHAM (Soundex B550) — See also BAINUM, BENNEM, BENTHAM, BODENHAMER, BONHAM, BONOM, BONUM, BRENHAM, BRITTENHAM, BUBENHEIM, BYNUM, DENHAM, LAUBENHEIMER, PAKENHAM.

BENHAM: See also Stoddard Benham Bates; Henry Benham Hendershott.
Benham, Bambia G. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Republican. Candidate in primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County 6th District, 1961. Still living as of 1961.
Benham, Calhoun — of California. U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, 1850-53, 1860-61. Burial location unknown.
Benham, George C. — of Louisiana. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Louisiana, 1868 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization). Burial location unknown.
Benham, Guy M. — of Muskegon, Muskegon County, Mich. New Alliance candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988. Still living as of 1988.
Benham, James — of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Ind. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Benham, John Samuel (1863-1935) — also known as John S. Benham — of Indiana. Born near Benham, Ripley County, Ind., October 24, 1863. Republican. U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1919-23; defeated, 1922. Died in Batesville, Ripley County, Ind., December 11, 1935. Interment at Benham Church Cemetery, Near Benham, Ripley County, Ind.
- See also: congressional biography.
Benham, Joseph S. — U.S. Attorney for Ohio, 1823-29. Burial location unknown.
Benham, Murray — of Hopewell Center, Ontario County, N.Y. Member of New York state assembly from Ontario County, 1897. Burial location unknown.
Benham, Robert (b. 1946) — of Cartersville, Bartow County, Ga. Born in Cartersville, Bartow County, Ga., September 25, 1946. Son of Clarence Benham and Jesse (Knox) Benham; married to Nell Dodson. Lawyer; Judge, Georgia Court of Appeals, 1984-89; justice of Georgia state supreme court, 1990-94, 2001-; chief justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 1995-2001. Black. Member, American Judicature Society; Alpha Phi Alpha. Still living as of 2009.
- See also: NNDB dossier.
Benham, Susan M. — of California. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
Benham, Vincent M. — Secretary of state of Alabama, 1852-56. Burial location unknown.
Benham, Walter C. — of Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y. Republican. Mayor of Canandaigua, N.Y., 1956. Still living as of 1956.
Benham, William J. — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1916. Burial location unknown.
Benham, William J. — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Candidate in Democratic primary for Michigan state senate 4th District, 1956; candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan, 1960 (Democratic primary, 15th District), 1962 (Republican primary, 15th District), 1964 (Democratic primary, 1st District); candidate in Democratic primary for delegate to Michigan state constitutional convention from 4th Senatorial District, 1961. Still living as of 1964.

BENIAH (Soundex B500) — See also BEENEY, BENNY, BEUENIA, BINNEY, VENIAH.

BENIAH: See also Beniah Watson.

BENICH (Soundex B520) — See also BANACH, BENCH, BENECKE, BENEKE, BENNICK, BONICK, HABENICHT, KARABENICK, NEVENICH, RENICH, SENSENICH.

Benich, Mary — of Butte, Silver Bow County, Mont. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.

BENIGNO (Soundex B525) — See also BANNIGAN, DENIGRIS, HENIG, HOENIG, KOENIG, KOENIGSBERG, KOENIGSTEIN, SENSENIG.

BENIGNO: See also Lisa Benigno-Praznowski; Benigno Concepcion; Benigno Cárdenas Hernández; Benigno Carlos Hernandez.

BENIGNO-PRAZNOWSKI (Soundex B525)

Benigno-Praznowski, Lisa — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

BENINGTON (Soundex B552) — See also BENNINGTON, BONNINGTON, CANNINGTON, DENNINGTON, DUNNINGTON, KENNINGTON, LENNINGTON, MANINGTON, PENINGTON, PENNINGTON.

Benington, Herbert — of Niles, Berrien County, Mich. Mayor of Niles, Mich., 1967. Still living as of 1967.

BENITES (Soundex B532) — See also BENITEZ, BENITO, DANNITE, FURCINITE, GORANITES, GRANITE, NITER, SANBENITO, UNITED.

Benites, Cecelia — of Phoenix, Maricopa County, Ariz. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Arizona, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

BENITEZ (Soundex B532) — See also BENITES, BENITEZ-REXACH, BENITO, CORTEZ, DANNITE, FURCINITE, GORANITES, GRANITE, MONTEZ, NITER, ORTEZ, RITEZIL, SANBENITO, UNITED.

BENITEZ: See also Jaime Benitez Rexach; Teresa Benitez Thompson.
Benitez, Celeste — Puerto Rico secretary of education, 1991; Popular Democratic candidate for Resident Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1996. Hispanic. Still living as of 1996.
Benitez, Jaime See Jaime Benitez Rexach
Benitez, Jose — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1952, 1956; Puerto Rico Democratic Party chair, 1955-58. Still living as of 1958.
Benitez, Ramon — of St. Croix, Virgin Islands. Independent candidate for Virgin Islands legislature from St. Croix, 2002. Still living as of 2002.

BENITEZ-REXACH (Soundex B532) — See also BENITEZ, REXACH.

Benitez Rexach, Jaime (1908-2001) — also known as Jaime Benitez — of San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico. Born in Vieques, Vieques Municipio, Puerto Rico, October 29, 1908. Lawyer; university professor; chancellor of the University of Puerto Rico, 1942-66; president of the Puerto Rico University System, 1966-71; Resident Commissioner to U.S. Congress from Puerto Rico, 1973-77; defeated, 1976; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1976. Hispanic. Died, of pneumonia, in San Juan, San Juan Municipio, Puerto Rico, May 30, 2001. Interment at Cementerio de Santa Maria Magdalena, Santa Maria, Puerto Rico.
- See also: congressional biography; Find-A-Grave page.

BENITEZ-THOMPSON (Soundex B532)

Benitez Thompson, Teresa — of Las Vegas, Clark County, Nev. Democrat. Vice-chair of Nevada Democratic Party, 2008; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

BENITO (Soundex ) — See also BAYONETA, BENITES, BENITEZ, BENOIT, BONITO, BOTEIN, GRANITO, SANBENITO, SANITOA, SNITOW.

Benito, Don See Benjamin Davis Wilson

BENJAMIM (Soundex B525) — See also BANJAVICH, BENJAMIN, BENJAMINE, BENJIMAN, HENJE, MANJACK, MIMI, MIMMS, MIMS, RANJANA.

Benjamim, Melanie — of Onamia, Mille Lacs County, Minn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

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