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Bennett, Van S. —
of Rockton, Vernon
County, Wis.
Republican. 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.
|
| | Bennett,
Vernon See Guy
Vernon Bennett |
| | Bennett,
Virginia Joan See Joan
Bennett Kennedy |
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Bennett, W. C. —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Mayor
of Moline, Ill., 1893-95.
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.
|
| | Bennett, W.
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.
Still living as of 1944.
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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.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| | Bennett, W.
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.
Son of John Foster Bennett and Rosetta (Wallace) Bennett.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; paint
manufacturer; automobile
dealer; U.S.
Senator from Utah, 1951-73, 1974-75.
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.
Still living as of 1952.
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Bennett, Walter H. —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1912.
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 S. —
of Chautauqua
County, N.Y.
Communist. Candidate for New York
state assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1935.
Presumed
deceased.
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.
(1887-1970) —
of Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass.
Born March 7,
1887.
Republican. Mayor
of Worcester, Mass., 1938-45.
Died September
15, 1970 (age 83 years, 192
days).
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 Ocean
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1881.
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 St. Joseph, Buchanan
County, Mo.
Mayor
of St. Joseph, Mo., 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
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Bennett, William John (b.
1943) —
also known as William J. Bennett; 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 part of 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.
Son of Thomas Bennett and Mary Ann (Hull) Bennett.
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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Bennett, William M. (b.
1822) —
of Jackson, Jackson
County, Mich.
Born in Bethany, Genesee
County, N.Y., 1822.
Son of James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett.
Democrat. Merchant;
mayor
of Jackson, Mich., 1869-71.
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.
(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;
member of New York
state senate 18th District, 1915-16; defeated (Independence
League), 1912; candidate in primary for Governor of
New York, 1916; Republican candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1921 (primary), 1925 (primary);
candidate in primary 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.
Son of Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett.
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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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 Tapley, Jr.
(1917-1994) —
also known as W. Tapley Bennett, Jr.; Tap
Bennett —
of Georgia.
Born in Griffin, Spalding
County, Ga., April 1,
1917.
Son of William Tapley Bennett and Annie Mem (Little) Bennett.
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. —
Republican. Candidate in primary 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.
Son of Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett.
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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