| BENNETT (Soundex
B530)
— See also
BENET,
BENETT,
BENN,
BENNET,
BENNETTE,
BENNETTS,
BENNITT,
BENTE,
BINET,
BINNETTE,
BONNETT,
BUNNETT,
DENNETT,
JENNETT,
JENNETTE,
KENNETT,
KENNETTE,
NETT,
SENNETT,
STENNETT,
TEBBEN,
VENNETTE.
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Bennett, Van S. —
of Rockton, Vernon
County, Wis.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1869-70; member of Wisconsin
state senate, 1882-83.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, Verna Z. —
of Indiana, Indiana
County, Pa.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1960
(alternate), 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Vernon See Guy
Vernon Bennett |
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Virginia Joan See Joan
Bennett Kennedy |
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Bennett, W. C.
(1836-1916) —
of Moline, Rock
Island County, Ill.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1836.
Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War; riverboat
captain; flour mill
business; mayor of
Moline, Ill., 1893-95; defeated, 1895.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1916
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, W. C. —
of Cullman, Cullman
County, Ala.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,
1960.
Still living as of 1960.
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Bennett, W. G. —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Democrat. West Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1908-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, W. H. —
of Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Postmaster at Long
Branch, N.J., 1887.
Burial location unknown.
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H. See Willis Henry
Bennett |
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Bennett, W. L. —
of Portsmouth,
Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1912.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, W. L. —
of Burnsville, Yancey
County, N.C.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Carolina, 1944.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, W. M. —
of Washington
County, Mo.
Member of Missouri
state house of representatives from Washington County, 1899-1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, W. R. —
of Concordia, Cloud
County, Kan.
Candidate for mayor
of Concordia, Kan., 1931.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, W. Reece —
of San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Puerto
Rico, 1924,
1928,
1940;
member of Democratic National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1940.
Burial location unknown.
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Tapley, Jr. See William Tapley
Bennett Jr. |
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Bennett, Wallace Foster
(1898-1993) —
also known as Wallace F. Bennett —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, November
13, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paint
manufacturer; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1951-73, 1974-75; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.
Mormon.
Member, Rotary.
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
19, 1993 (age 95 years, 36
days).
Interment at Salt
Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Bennett, Waller —
of Richmond, Madison
County, Ky.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,
1908.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, Walter —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Phoenix, Ariz., 1903-04; resigned 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, Walter A. —
of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, Walter H. —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Illinois.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, Wanneta —
of Belcourt, Rolette
County, N.Dak.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
North Dakota, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Bennett, Warren C. —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from New York County 5th District, 1875, 1880.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, Wilbur M. —
of St. Paul, Ramsey
County, Minn.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee).
Still living as of 1960.
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Relatives:
Married to Hester Bennett. |
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Bennett, Willard F., Sr. —
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 35, 1933-42.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, Willard S. —
of Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1935.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Chief
burgess of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1806.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William —
of Cornwall, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Cornwall, 1821.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Rockford, Ill., 1911-17.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William A. —
of Preston, New London
County, Conn.
First
selectman of Preston, Connecticut, 1919.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William A.
(1887-1970) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born March 7,
1887.
Republican. Mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1938-45; Worcester
County High Sheriff, 1944-63.
Died September
15, 1970 (age 83 years, 192
days).
Interment at Hope
Cemetery, Worcester, Mass.
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Bennett, William C. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1904.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William G. —
of Calhoun
County, W.Va.
Member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William H. —
of Monmouth
County, N.J.; Ocean
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1877-78, 1881 (Monmouth County
1877-78, Ocean County 1881).
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William H. —
of Bluffton, Wells
County, Ind.
Democrat. Postmaster at Bluffton,
Ind., 1886-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William J. —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1917.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William J. —
of Arvada, Jefferson
County, Colo.
Mayor
of Arvada, Colo., 1929-36.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William J. —
of St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Democrat. Acting postmaster at St.
Joseph, Mo., 1961-63; mayor
of St. Joseph, Mo., 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Bennett, William John (b.
1943) —
also known as Bill Bennett —
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 3,
1943.
U.S.
Secretary of Education, 1985-88; director, U.S. Office of
National Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar"), 1989-91; radio show
host; television
commentator.
Catholic.
Member, Kappa
Alpha Society.
In 2003, news media reported that Bennett had lost
millions gambling in Las Vegas, a minor scandal
in light of his advocacy for self-discipline and other virtues; he acknowledged
that he had done "too much gambling" and that it "set a bad example".
Still living as of 2010.
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Bennett, William L. —
of Huntington (now Shelton), Fairfield
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 10th District, 1863-64.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William Lyon (b.
1848) —
of New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., May 19,
1848.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1905-08; superior court
judge in Connecticut, 1908-16.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Bennett and Mary Ann (Hull) Bennett. |
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Bennett, William M. (b.
1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster at Jackson,
Mich., 1888-89.
Congregationalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.
Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
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Bennett, William M. —
of Nazareth, Northampton
County, Pa.
Republican. Postmaster at Nazareth,
Pa., 1907-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William M.
(1869-1930) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., July 11,
1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1908-10;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 15th District, 1910; member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1915-16; defeated (Independence
League), 1912; candidate for Governor of
New York, 1916; Republican candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1921 (primary), 1925 (primary);
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918, 1920.
Suffered a stroke of
paralysis in his office,
and died soon after in Broad Street Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
16, 1930 (age 60 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William M.
(1895-1978) —
of Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Mt. Vernon, Westchester
County, N.Y., April
19, 1895.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1936.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett. |
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Bennett, William M. —
of Kentfield, Marin
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Bennett, William T. —
of Sussex
County, Del.
Member of Delaware
state house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District,
1933-34.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William Tapley, Jr.
(1917-1994) —
also known as W. Tapley Bennett, Jr.; Tap
Bennett —
of Georgia.
Born in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., April 1,
1917.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;
U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1964-66; Portugal, 1966-69.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Chi; Council on
Foreign Relations; Sphinx;
Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Kappa Phi; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in 1994
(age about
77 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William W. —
of Monmouth
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1848.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, William W. —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Bennett, Willis Henry (b.
1851) —
also known as W. H. Bennett —
of Austin (now part of Chicago), Cook
County, Ill.; Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Erie, Erie
County, Pa., August
24, 1851.
Republican. Traveling
salesman; hardware
merchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1896,
1904.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married, December
24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston. |
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