Andrew J. Hanscom
From Volume I of 1907's Illustrated History of Nebraska
5thSpeaker of the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives
In office September 21, 1858 – November 4, 1858
Preceded by	James H. Decker
Succeeded by	Silas A. Strickland
Personal details
Born	(1826-09-02)September 2, 1826 Carthage, Maine
Died	November 11, 1914(1914-11-11) (aged 88) Denver, Colorado
Occupation	Politician

Hiram Pitt Bennet (September 2, 1826 – November 11, 1914) was a Congressional delegate from theTerritory of Colorado andColorado Secretary of State^[1]

Bennet was born inCarthage, Maine, and moved to Ohio with his parents, who settled in Richland County in 1831. He attended public and private schools in Ohio. Bennet attended theOhio Wesleyan University inDelaware, Ohio, before taking a teaching job in northwestern Missouri in 1850. He studied law and wasadmitted to the bar in 1851, practicing in western Iowa and later inGlenwood, Iowa. He served as judge of the circuit court of Iowa in 1852.

Bennet moved to theNebraska Territory in 1854, settled inNebraska City, and continued the practice of law. He unsuccessfully contested in 1855 as aRepublican the election ofBird B. Chapman to theThirty-fourth Congress. He served as member of the Territorial council in 1856, and as member of the Territorial House of Representatives in 1858, where he served as speaker. Bennet moved toDenver, Colorado in 1859 and continued the practice of law.

Upon the admission of the Territory to representation, Bennet was elected as aConservative Republican, a Delegate to theThirty-seventh Congress. He was the first Territorial Representative for Colorado in 1862.^[2] He was reelected to theThirty-eighth Congress and served from August 19, 1861, to March 3, 1865. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1864. Bennet played an important role in obtaining statehood for Colorado, introducing the first bill on statehood in 1863.

Bennet served asSecretary of State of Colorado in 1867. He was appointed postmaster ofDenver, Colorado, on March 26, 1869, and served until May 27, 1874, when a successor was appointed. Bennet served as a member of the first State senate in 1876. He was appointed "State Agent" in 1888, and served until 1895, recovering lands belonging to the State of Colorado which had been wrongfully disposed of.^[1]

Bennet retired in 1899 and resided inDenver, Colorado, until his death, November 11, 1914. He is interred inRiverside Cemetery.^[3]

The town ofBennett, Colorado was named for Bennet.^[2][4]

• United States Congress."Hiram Pitt Bennet (id: B000369)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• The State of Colorado: The History of Bennett - A Proud Heritage
• Hiram Pitt Bennet atFind a Grave

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