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| |  Bennett, Van S. — of Rockton,VernonCounty, Wis.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1869-70; member ofWisconsinstate senate, 1882-83.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, Verna Z. — of Indiana,IndianaCounty, Pa.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromPennsylvania,1960(alternate),1964.Female.Still living as of 1964. | | Bennett,VernonSeeGuyVernon Bennett | | Bennett,Virginia JoanSeeJoanBennett Kennedy | | Bennett, W. C.(1836-1916) —of Moline,RockIsland County, Ill.Born in Pennsylvania,1836.Served in the Union Navy during the Civil War;riverboatcaptain;flour millbusiness;mayor ofMoline, Ill., 1893-95; defeated, 1895.Member,GrandArmy of the Republic.Died in1916(ageabout80 years).Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, W. C. — of Cullman,CullmanCounty, Ala.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Alabama,1960.Still living as of 1960. | | Bennett, W. G. — of Weston,LewisCounty, W.Va.Democrat.West VirginiaDemocratic state chair, 1908-12.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, W. H. — of Long Branch,MonmouthCounty, N.J.Postmaster atLongBranch, N.J., 1887.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, W.H.SeeWillis HenryBennett | | Bennett, W. L. — ofPortsmouth,Va.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromVirginia,1912.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, W. L. — of Burnsville,YanceyCounty, N.C.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNorth Carolina,1944.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, W. M. — ofWashingtonCounty, Mo.Member ofMissouristate house of representatives from Washington County, 1899-1900.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, W. R. — of Concordia,CloudCounty, Kan.Candidate formayorof Concordia, Kan., 1931.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, W. Reece — of San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from PuertoRico,1924,1928,1940;member of Democratic National Committee from Puerto Rico, 1940.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, W.Tapley, Jr.SeeWilliam TapleyBennett Jr. | | Bennett, Wallace Foster(1898-1993) —also known asWallace F. Bennett — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,November13, 1898.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;paintmanufacturer;automobiledealer;U.S.Senator from Utah, 1951-73, 1974-75;speaker, Republican National Convention, 1956.Mormon. Member,Rotary.Died in Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,December19, 1993 (age95 years, 36days).Interment atSaltLake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah. | | Bennett, Waller — of Richmond,MadisonCounty, Ky.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, Walter — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Mayorof Phoenix, Ariz., 1903-04; resigned 1904.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, Walter A. — of Dorchester, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, Walter H. — of Quincy,AdamsCounty, Ill.Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Illinois,1913.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, Wanneta — of Belcourt,RoletteCounty, N.Dak.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNorth Dakota,1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Bennett, Warren C. — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 5th District, 1875, 1880.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, Wilbur M. — of St. Paul,RamseyCounty, Minn.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention fromMinnesota,1960(member,ResolutionsCommittee).Still living as of 1960.| |  Relatives:Married to Hester Bennett. |
| | Bennett, Willard F., Sr. — Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 35, 1933-42.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, Willard S. — ofChautauquaCounty, N.Y.Communist. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Chautauqua County 1st District, 1935.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William — of West Chester,ChesterCounty, Pa.Chiefburgess of West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1806.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William — of Cornwall,LitchfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives from Cornwall, 1821.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William — of Rockford,WinnebagoCounty, Ill.Mayorof Rockford, Ill., 1911-17.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William A. — of Preston,New LondonCounty, Conn.Firstselectman of Preston, Connecticut, 1919.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William A.(1887-1970) —of Worcester,WorcesterCounty, Mass.BornMarch 7,1887.Republican.Mayorof Worcester, Mass., 1938-45;WorcesterCounty High Sheriff, 1944-63.DiedSeptember15, 1970 (age83 years, 192days).Interment atHopeCemetery, Worcester, Mass. | | Bennett, William C. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1904.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William G. — ofCalhounCounty, W.Va.Member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Calhoun County, 1872.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William H. — ofMonmouthCounty, N.J.;OceanCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1877-78, 1881 (Monmouth County1877-78, Ocean County 1881).Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William H. — of Bluffton,WellsCounty, Ind.Democrat. Postmaster atBluffton,Ind., 1886-90.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William J. — ofOneidaCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forNew Yorkstate assembly from Oneida County 3rd District, 1917.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William J. — of Arvada,JeffersonCounty, Colo.Mayorof Arvada, Colo., 1929-36.Burial location unknown.  | Bennett, William J. — of St. Joseph,BuchananCounty, Mo.Democrat. Acting postmaster atSt.Joseph, Mo., 1961-63;mayorof St. Joseph, Mo., 1970-78.Still living as of 1978.| | Image source:City of St. Joseph |
| | Bennett, William John (b.1943) —also known asBill Bennett — Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,July 3,1943.U.S.Secretary of Education, 1985-88; director, U.S. Office ofNational Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar"), 1989-91;radio showhost;televisioncommentator.Catholic.Member,KappaAlpha Society.In 2003, news media reported that Bennett hadlostmillions gambling in Las Vegas, a minorscandalin light of his advocacy for self-discipline and other virtues; heacknowledgedthat he had done "too much gambling" and that it "set a bad example".Still living as of 2010. | | Bennett, William L. — of Huntington (now Shelton),FairfieldCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate senate 10th District, 1863-64.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William Lyon (b.1848) —of New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.Born in New Haven,New HavenCounty, Conn.,May 19,1848.Democrat.Lawyer;common pleas court judge in Connecticut, 1905-08; superior courtjudge in Connecticut, 1908-16.Episcopalian.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Thomas Bennett and Mary Ann (Hull) Bennett. |
| | Bennett, William M. (b.1822) —of Jackson,JacksonCounty, Mich.Born in Bethany,GeneseeCounty, N.Y.,1822.Democrat.Merchant;mayorof Jackson, Mich., 1869-71; postmaster atJackson,Mich., 1888-89.Congregationalist.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof James Bennett and Alta M. (Rumsey) Bennett; married to Laura J.Hubbard and Mary C. Winne. |
| | Bennett, William M. — of Nazareth,NorthamptonCounty, Pa.Republican. Postmaster atNazareth,Pa., 1907-11.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William M.(1869-1930) —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Nashville,DavidsonCounty, Tenn.,July 11,1869.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from New York County 15th District, 1908-10;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 15th District, 1910; member ofNew Yorkstate senate 18th District, 1915-16; defeated (IndependenceLeague), 1912; candidate forGovernor ofNew York, 1916; Republican candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1917, 1921 (primary), 1925 (primary),1929 (primary); candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1918, 1920.Suffered astroke ofparalysis in hisoffice,and died soon after in Broad StreetHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January16, 1930 (age60 years, 189days).Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William M.(1895-1978) —of Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Mt. Vernon,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,April19, 1895.Democrat.Lawyer;alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1936.Irishancestry.Died in1978(ageabout83 years).Interment atHolySepulchre Cemetery, New Rochelle, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Martin J. Bennett and Mary (Marshall) Bennett. |
| | Bennett, William M. — of Kentfield,MarinCounty, Calif.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Bennett, William T. — ofSussexCounty, Del.Member ofDelawarestate house of representatives from Sussex County 5th District,1933-34.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William Tapley, Jr.(1917-1994) —also known asW. Tapley Bennett, Jr.;TapBennett —of Georgia. Born in Griffin,SpaldingCounty, Ga.,April 1,1917.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; Foreign Service officer;U.S. Ambassador toDominican Republic, 1964-66;Portugal, 1966-69.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi;Council onForeign Relations;Sphinx;PhiBeta Kappa;PhiKappa Phi;OmicronDelta Kappa;PhiDelta Phi.Died in1994(ageabout77 years).Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William W. — ofMonmouthCounty, N.J.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1848.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, William W. — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Illinois 12th District, 1918.Burial location unknown. | | Bennett, Willis Henry (b.1851) —also known asW. H. Bennett — of Austin (now part of Chicago),CookCounty, Ill.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Erie,ErieCounty, Pa.,August24, 1851.Republican.Travelingsalesman;hardwaremerchant; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom Illinois,1896,1904.Member,Freemasons;KnightsTemplar;Shriners.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof Henry D. Bennett and Sarah Ann (Bryant) Bennett; married,December24, 1883, to Estella P. Johnston. |
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