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See also
Winthrop
Murray Crane —
Rodney
Irving Thompson |
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Benner, Barbara Y. —
of Allentown, Lehigh
County, Pa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960,
1964,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Benner, Charles —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1851.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benner, George Jacob
(1859-1930) —
also known as George J. Benner —
of Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa.
Born in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., April 13,
1859.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 19th District, 1897-99.
Died in Gettysburg, Adams
County, Pa., December
30, 1930 (age 71 years, 261
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Gettysburg, Pa.
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Benner, Harvey F. —
of Bryan, Williams
County, Ohio.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Ohio, 1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Benner, Henry L. —
of Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate 2nd District, 1846-48.
Burial
location unknown.
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Benner, Mark —
of Hugo, Lincoln
County, Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
2004.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| | BENNET:
See also
Bennet
Bicknell —
Bennet
Boyd —
Richard
Bennet Hubbard —
Bennet
Riley —
Sally
Bennet Roach —
Bennet
L. Shugart —
Dora
Hall Stockman |
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Bennet, Augustus Witschief
(1897-1983) —
also known as Augustus W. Bennet —
of Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
7, 1897.
Son of William Stiles Bennet and Gertrude
(Witschief) Bennet.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1945-47.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Grange; Phi
Beta Kappa; Psi
Upsilon.
Died in Concord, Middlesex
County, Mass., June 5,
1983 (age 85 years, 241
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cedar
Hills Mausoleum, Newburgh, N.Y.
|
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Bennet, Benjamin
(1764-1840) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., October
31, 1764.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1815-19.
Died near Middletown, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
8, 1840 (age 75 years, 343
days).
Interment at Baptist
Cemetery, Holmdel, N.J.
|
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Bennet, David R. —
of Stockton, San Joaquin
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Bennet, Douglas J. —
of Hamburg, Lyme, New London
County, Conn.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1956.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Bennet, Green —
of Tioga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1835.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Bennet, H. L. —
of Parsons, Tucker
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from West
Virginia, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Bennet, Hiram Pitt
(1826-1914) —
of Glenwood, Mills
County, Iowa; Nebraska City, Otoe
County, Neb.; Denver,
Colo.
Born in Carthage, Franklin
County, Maine, September
2, 1826.
Member
Nebraska territorial council, 1856; member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1858; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Colorado Territory, 1861-65; secretary
of Colorado Territory, 1867; postmaster;
member of Colorado
state senate, 1876.
Died November
11, 1914 (age 88 years, 70
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
|
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Bennet, Michael F. (b.
1964) —
of California; Denver,
Colo.
Born in New Delhi, India,
November
28, 1964.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Presidential Elector for California, 1996;
superintendent, Denver Public Schools, 2005-09; U.S.
Senator from Colorado, 2009-; appointed 2009.
Still living as of 2012.
|
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Bennet, Rodolphus (born
c.1800) —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Born in Vermont, about 1800.
Mayor
of Davenport, Iowa, 1839.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Bennet, Victor —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Democrat. Member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1937.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Bennet, William C. —
of Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County, 1812-14.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Bennet, William Stiles
(1870-1962) —
also known as William S. Bennet —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Port Jervis, Orange
County, N.Y., November
9, 1870.
Son of James Bennet and Alice Leonora (Stiles) Bennet.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 21st District, 1901-02;
municipal judge in New York, 1903; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1905-11, 1915-17 (17th District
1905-11, 23rd District 1915-17); defeated, 1910, 1916, 1936, 1944;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1916;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 15th District, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons;
Moose;
Delta
Chi.
Died in Falkirk Hospital,
Central Valley, Orange
County, N.Y., December
1, 1962 (age 92 years, 22
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, N.Y.
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