John B. Bennett | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's12th district | |
| In office January 3, 1947 – August 9, 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Hook |
| Succeeded by | Raymond F. Clevenger (redistricting) |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Hook |
| Succeeded by | Frank Hook |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Bonifas Bennett (1904-01-10)January 10, 1904 Garden, Michigan |
| Died | August 9, 1964(1964-08-09) (aged 60) Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| Resting place | Gate of Heaven Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
John Bonifas Bennett (January 10, 1904 – August 9, 1964) was an American lawyer andpolitician from theU.S. state ofMichigan. He served in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1947 to 1964.
Bennett was born inGarden, Michigan,[1] his mother was an immigrant fromLuxembourg.[2] He attended the public schools, and graduated fromWatersmeet High School. He graduated fromMarquette University Law School in 1925[1] and took apost-graduate course at theUniversity of Chicago Law School in 1926.
He was admitted to theWisconsinbar in 1925 and to the Michigan bar in 1926. He practicedlaw inOntonagon, Michigan, from 1926 through 1942. He wasprosecuting attorney ofOntonagon County from 1929 to 1934 and the deputy commissioner of the MichiganDepartment of Labor and Industry from 1935 to 1937.
Bennett was unsuccessful in his first two attempts for a seat in theUnited States House of Representatives, losing in 1938 and 1940 to incumbentDemocratFrank E. Hook. In 1942 Bennett defeated Hook and was elected as aRepublican fromMichigan's 12th congressional district to the78th Congress, serving from January 3, 1943, to January 3, 1945.
In 1944 Bennett lost the election to Hook.[1] Two years later in 1946 he returned to Congress once again, having been unsuccessfully challenged byEmil Hurja in the Republican primary.[3] He was subsequently re-elected to the eight succeeding Congresses, serving from January 3, 1947, until his death from cancer inChevy Chase, Maryland, in August 1964.[1]
In Congress, Bennett was a moderate Republican who voted against theCivil Rights Acts of 1957 and1960,[4][5] but voted in favor of24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution as well as theCivil Rights Act of 1964 shortly before his death at age 60.[6][7]
He is interred inGate of Heaven Cemetery inSilver Spring, Maryland.
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| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 12th Congressional District of Michigan 1943 – 1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | United States Representative for the 12th Congressional District of Michigan 1947 – 1964 | Succeeded by |
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