| BENTON (Soundex
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— See also
BANTON,
BENT,
BENTION,
BENTSON,
BERTON,
BRENTON,
BUNTON,
DENTON,
FENTON,
PENTON,
VENTON.
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See also
A.
Benton Anderson —
Joseph
Benton Atkinson Sr. —
Benton
Bangs —
William
Augustus Bootle —
Benton
G Brown —
Henry
Clay Caldwell —
Samuel
Benton Callahan —
John
Benton Callis —
Thomas
Benton Catron —
Joseph
Chidsey —
Claiborne
Benton Coiner —
Benton
Cole —
John
Clay Cowin —
Frank
Benton Crush —
Benton
W. Decker —
Joseph
Benton Donley —
George
Washington Emery Dorsey —
Stephen
Benton Elkins —
Thompson
Benton Ferguson —
Jane
Benton Fort —
Benton
Fraley —
Benton
Fremont —
Benton
E. Gates —
Edward
Benton Gaylord —
James
Benton Grant —
Whitaker
McDonough Grant —
Benton
H. Grant —
Benton
Jay Hall —
Viga
Burns Hall —
Benton
Hanchett —
Hart
Benton Holton —
Morris
W. Hood Sr. —
Claude
Benton Hudspeth —
Benton
Franklin Jensen —
Benton
B. Jones —
Jill
Klajic —
Obadiah
Benton McFadden —
Benton
McMillin —
Allen
Benton Morse —
Benton
Musslewhite —
Dan
M. Nobles —
Hezekiah
Nye —
Benton
L. Ogilvie —
Benton
Oppenheimer —
James
Benton Parsons —
Mahlon
Fay Perkins —
Pinckney
Benton Stewart Pinchback —
Henry
Benton Sayler —
Benton
Smith —
John
Benton Stacy —
John
Benton Sterigere —
Benton
Richard Trotter —
Thomas
Benton Wheeler —
Scott
Benton White —
J.
Benton Whitman —
Benton
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Benton, A. M. —
of Evergreen, Columbus
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina state house of representatives from Columbus County,
1915-16.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Albert —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1836.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Allen R. —
of Nebraska.
Member of University
of Nebraska board of regents, 1871-76.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Arthur W. —
U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Hull, as of 1899.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Ben —
of Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 1991-92.
Still living as of 1992.
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Benton, Benjamin —
of Conwayboro, Horry District (now Conway, Horry
County), S.C.
Democrat. Postmaster at Conwayboro,
S.C., 1838-41.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Bernard —
of Robinson, Brown
County, Kan.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1948,
1952.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, C. R. —
of Dallas, Marion
County, Iowa.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Iowa, 1896.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, C. R. —
of Kansas City, Jackson
County, Mo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,
1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Caleb —
of Columbia
County, N.Y.; Greene
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1796-98, 1800-01 (Columbia County 1796-98, Greene
County 1800-01).
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Cassius R.
(1862-1922) —
of Northville, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Plymouth Township, Wayne
County, Mich., November
12, 1862.
Republican. Farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,
1905-08.
Died in 1922
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Plymouth, Mich.
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Benton, Charles —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1862.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Charles Swan
(1810-1882) —
also known as Charles S. Benton —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.; Mohawk, Herkimer
County, N.Y.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.
Born in Fryeburg, Oxford
County, Maine, July 12,
1810.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1843-47; candidate
for U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin, 1862; probate judge in Wisconsin,
1874-81.
Died in La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis., May 4,
1882 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis.
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Benton, Charles W. —
U.S. Consular Agent in Yuscarán, as of 1897.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Charles W. —
of Princeton, Gibson
County, Ind.
Republican. Mayor
of Princeton, Ind., 1906.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Charlotte —
of Lompoc, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Mayor
of Lompoc, Calif., 1977-78.
Female.
Still living as of 1978.
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Benton, Claude L. —
of Deer Lodge, Powell
County, Mont.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,
1928.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Corydon P. —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.
Democrat. Postmaster at Coldwater,
Mich., 1853-57.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, D. A. —
of Longview, Gregg
County, Tex.
Mayor
of Longview, Tex., 1963-70.
Still living as of 1970.
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Benton, D. L. —
of Big Rapids, Mecosta
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1872.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Don —
Republican. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1998.
Still living as of 1998.
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Benton, Don E. —
of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1956.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Dorothy —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
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Benton, Edgar —
of Denver,
Colo.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,
1968.
Still living as of 1968.
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Benton, Eliot H. —
of Guilford, New Haven
County, Conn.
Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut
state house of representatives from Guilford, 1946, 1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Everett Chamberlin
(1862-1924) —
also known as Everett C. Benton —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Guildhall, Essex
County, Vt., September
25, 1862.
Republican. Insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1896,
1900,
1904;
candidate for Governor of
Massachusetts, 1912.
Universalist.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died in 1924
(age about
61 years).
Interment at Belmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass.
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Benton, Fred —
of East
Baton Rouge Parish, La.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor-president
of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1988.
Still living as of 1988.
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Benton, Fred Richard —
of Iowa.
Candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Benton, G. H. —
of Springfield, Greene
County, Mo.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri.
Still living as of 1964.
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Benton, George A. —
of Spencerport, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1907-18.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, George Oliver
(1915-2001) —
also known as George O. Benton —
of Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn.
Born in Jackson, Madison
County, Tenn., June 22,
1915.
Democrat. Member of Tennessee
state senate 25th District, 1947-51; Speaker
of the Tennessee State Senate, 1947-49.
Died October
9, 2001 (age 86 years, 109
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, H. T. —
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1900.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Heman —
of Ira, Cayuga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Cayuga County 1st District, 1861.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Irving A. —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Republican. Postmaster at Salt
Lake City, Utah, 1890-92.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Jacob (1814-1892) —
of New Hampshire.
Born in Waterford, Caledonia
County, Vt., August
19, 1814.
Republican. Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 1854-56; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1860;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1867-71.
Died in Lancaster, Coos
County, N.H., September
29, 1892 (age 78 years, 41
days).
Interment at Summer
Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H.
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Benton, James —
of Edgecombe
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1813-16; member
of North
Carolina state senate from Edgecombe County, 1817-19.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, James —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; elected 1959.
Still living as of 1959.
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Benton, Jay Rogers
(1885-1953) —
also known as Jay R. Benton —
of Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Somerville, Middlesex
County, Mass., October
18, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; banker;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1916;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1917-18; Massachusetts
state attorney general, 1923-27; insurance
executive.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Acacia;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American Bar
Association.
Died in Belmont, Middlesex
County, Mass., November
3, 1953 (age 68 years, 16
days).
Interment at Belmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass.
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Benton, Jennifer —
of Minnesota.
Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for U.S.
Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Benton, Joel —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Dutchess County, 1814-15, 1816-17, 1831.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, John E. —
of Sacramento
County, Calif.; Oakland, Alameda
County, Calif.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 16th District, 1862-63; postmaster at Oakland,
Calif., 1873-79.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, John E. —
of Keene, Cheshire
County, N.H.
Mayor
of Keene, N.H., 1910.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Lemuel
(1754-1818) —
of South Carolina.
Born in Granville
County, N.C., 1754.
Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1782-88; county justice
in South Carolina, 1785-91; delegate
to South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;
delegate
to South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina, 1793-99 (3rd District
1793-97, at-large 1797-99); defeated, 1798.
Slaveowner.
Died in Darlington, Darlington District (now Darlington
County), S.C., May 18,
1818 (age about 63
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Darlington County, S.C.
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Benton, Levi J. —
Democrat. Candidate for Texas
state house of representatives 146th District, 1992.
Still living as of 1992.
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Benton, Lewis —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1831.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Lulu —
of El Dorado, Butler
County, Kan.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Kansas, 1936.
Female.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, M. C. —
also known as Red Benton —
of Winston-Salem, Forsyth
County, N.C.
Mayor
of Winston-Salem, N.C., 1963-70.
Still living as of 1970.
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Benton, Maecenas Eason
(1848-1924) —
also known as Maecenas E. Benton —
of Neosho, Newton
County, Mo.
Born near Dyersburg, Dyer
County, Tenn., January
29, 1848.
Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; Newton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1885-89; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 1896;
U.S.
Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1897-1905; defeated,
1904; candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri; delegate
to Missouri state constitutional convention 18th District,
1922-23.
Died, from carcinoma
of larynx, in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., April
27, 1924 (age 76 years, 89
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo.
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Benton, Marjorie C. —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972
(alternate), 1980,
1984,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
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Benton, Marshall F. —
U.S. Vice Consul in Bremen, 1859-61.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Medwin A. —
of Liberty, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Liberty, N.Y., 1957.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Miles —
of Gates
County, N.C.
Member of North
Carolina house of commons from Gates County, 1793-95.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Mortimer Murray
(1807-1885) —
also known as Mortimer M. Benton —
of Covington, Kenton
County, Ky.
Born in Benton, Yates
County, N.Y., January
21, 1807.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Covington, Ky., 1834-35; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1840; member of Kentucky
state senate, 1840.
Died in Covington, Kenton
County, Ky., March 5,
1885 (age 78 years, 43
days).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky.
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Benton, Nathaniel Seley
(1792-1869) —
also known as Nathaniel S. Benton —
of Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y.
Born in Westmoreland, Cheshire
County, N.H., February
19, 1792.
Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1828-31; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1831; secretary
of state of New York, 1845-47.
Died in Little Falls, Herkimer
County, N.Y., June 30,
1869 (age 77 years, 131
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Nick —
Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1982.
Still living as of 1982.
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Benton, Otis A., Sr.
(1882-1963) —
of Henderson, Henderson
County, Ky.
Born March
10, 1882.
Mayor
of Henderson, Ky., 1950-54.
Died November
10, 1963 (age 81 years, 245
days).
Interment at Fernwood
Cemetery, Henderson, Ky.
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Relatives: Son
of William Tell Benton and Lura Ida (Walden) Benton. |
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Benton, Otis L. —
of Oberlin, Decatur
County, Kan.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,
1908.
Burial location unknown.
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See M. C. Benton |
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Benton, T. T. —
of Jefferson, Jackson
County, Ga.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia, 1940.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Thomas H. —
of Iowa.
Democrat. Candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1865.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Thomas H. —
of Nebraska.
Nebraska
state auditor, 1889-93.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, Thomas Hart
(1782-1858) —
also known as "Old Bullion" —
of Franklin, Williamson
County, Tenn.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born near Hillsborough, Orange
County, N.C., March
14, 1782.
Lawyer;
newspaper
editor; member of Tennessee
state senate, 1809; U.S.
Senator from Missouri, 1821-51; U.S.
Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; Benton
Democrat candidate for Governor of
Missouri, 1856.
Fought a duel
with Andrew
Jackson, who later became a political ally. In April, 1850, he
caused a scandal
with his attempt to assault
Sen. Henry
Stuart Foote, of Mississippi, during debate on the Senate floor;
he was restrained by other senators. Foote had a cocked pistol in his
hand and undoubtedly would have shot him.
Slaveowner.
Died in Washington,
D.C., April
10, 1858 (age 76 years, 27
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Benton, Thomas Hart, Jr.
(1816-1879) —
also known as Thomas H. Benton, Jr. —
of Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Williamson
County, Tenn., September
5, 1816.
Member of Iowa
state senate, 1846-48; Iowa
superintendent of public instruction, 1848-54; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War.
Died in St.
Louis, Mo., April
10, 1879 (age 62 years, 217
days).
Interment somewhere
in Marshalltown, Iowa.
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Benton, William Allen —
also known as William A. Benton —
of Cheraw, Chesterfield
County, S.C.
Democrat. Postmaster at Cheraw,
S.C., 1886-92, 1893-97.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, William Burnett
(1900-1973) —
also known as William Benton —
of Southport, Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., April 1,
1900.
Democrat. Advertising
business; introduced sound effects into television commercials;
popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show; vice-president,
University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the Encyclopedia
Brittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs,
1945-47; U.S.
Senator from Connecticut, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1952
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1956,
1960,
1968.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Council on
Foreign Relations; Zeta
Psi.
Died, in the Waldorf Towers Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March
18, 1973 (age 72 years, 351
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Benton, William Duane (b.
1950) —
Born in Springfield, Greene
County, Mo., 1950.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 2004-.
Still living as of 2017.
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Benton, William E. —
of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1944,
1948.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, William H. —
of St. Petersburg, Hillsborough County (now Pinellas
County), Fla.
Mayor
of St. Petersburg, Fla., 1893.
Burial location unknown.
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Benton, William N. —
of Richmond,
Va.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Virginia, 1956,
1960.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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