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| |  BENTON:See alsoA.Benton Anderson —JosephBenton Atkinson Sr. —BentonBangs —WilliamAugustus Bootle —BentonG Brown —HenryClay Caldwell —SamuelBenton Callahan —JohnBenton Callis —ThomasBenton Catron —JosephChidsey —ClaiborneBenton Coiner —BentonCole —JohnClay Cowin —FrankBenton Crush —BentonW. Decker —JosephBenton Donley —GeorgeWashington Emery Dorsey —StephenBenton Elkins —ThompsonBenton Ferguson —JaneBenton Fort —BentonFraley —BentonFremont —BentonE. Gates —EdwardBenton Gaylord —JamesBenton Grant —WhitakerMcDonough Grant —BentonH. Grant —BentonJay Hall —VigaBurns Hall —BentonHanchett —BentonHedges —HartBenton Holton —MorrisW. Hood Sr. —ClaudeBenton Hudspeth —BentonFranklin Jensen —BentonB. Jones —JillKlajic —ObadiahBenton McFadden —BentonMcMillin —AllenBenton Morse —BentonMusslewhite —DanM. Nobles —HezekiahNye —BentonL. Ogilvie —BentonOppenheimer —JamesBenton Parsons —MahlonFay Perkins —PinckneyBenton Stewart Pinchback —OmerBenton Poundstone —HenryBenton Sayler —BentonSmith —JohnBenton Stacy —JohnBenton Sterigere —BentonRichard Trotter —ThomasBenton Wheeler —ScottBenton White —J.Benton Whitman —BentonWilson | | Benton, A. M. — of Evergreen,ColumbusCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina state house of representatives from Columbus County,1915-16.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Albert — ofOtsegoCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Otsego County, 1836.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Allen R. — of Nebraska. Member ofUniversityof Nebraska board of regents, 1871-76.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Arthur W. — U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul inHull, as of 1899.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Ben — of Flagstaff,CoconinoCounty, Ariz.Republican. Member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 1991-92.Still living as of 1992. | | Benton, Benjamin — of Conwayboro, Horry District (now Conway,HorryCounty), S.C.Democrat. Postmaster atConwayboro,S.C., 1838-41.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Bernard — of Robinson,BrownCounty, Kan.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromKansas,1948,1952.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Benton, C. R. — of Dallas,MarionCounty, Iowa.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromIowa,1896.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, C. R. — of Kansas City,JacksonCounty, Mo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Caleb — ofColumbiaCounty, N.Y.;GreeneCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1796-98, 1800-01 (Columbia County 1796-98, GreeneCounty 1800-01).Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Cassius R.(1862-1922) —of Northville,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Plymouth Township,WayneCounty, Mich.,November12, 1862.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate house of representatives from Wayne County 3rd District,1905-08.Died in1922(ageabout59 years).Interment atRiversideCemetery, Plymouth, Mich. | | Benton, Charles — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Democrat.Mayorof Hartford, Conn., 1862.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Charles Swan(1810-1882) —also known asCharles S. Benton — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.; Mohawk,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.; La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.Born in Fryeburg,OxfordCounty, Maine,July 12,1810.Democrat.U.S.Representative from New York 17th District, 1843-47; candidateforU.S.Representative from Wisconsin, 1862; probate judge in Wisconsin,1874-81.Died in La Crosse,La CrosseCounty, Wis.,May 4,1882 (age71 years, 296days).Interment atOakGrove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wis. | | Benton, Charles W. — U.S. Consular Agent inYuscarán, as of 1897.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Charles W. — of Princeton,GibsonCounty, Ind.Republican.Mayorof Princeton, Ind., 1906.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Charlotte — of Lompoc,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Mayorof Lompoc, Calif., 1977-78.Female.Still living as of 1978. | | Benton, Claude L. — of Deer Lodge,PowellCounty, Mont.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana,1928.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Corydon P. — of Coldwater,BranchCounty, Mich.Democrat. Postmaster atColdwater,Mich., 1853-57.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, D. A. — of Longview,GreggCounty, Tex.Mayorof Longview, Tex., 1963-70.Still living as of 1970. | | Benton, D. L. — of Big Rapids,MecostaCounty, Mich.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1872.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Don — Republican. Candidate forU.S.Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1998.Still living as of 1998. | | Benton, Don E. — of Muskegon,MuskegonCounty, Mich.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMichigan,1956.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Donald — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forWashington,2024(on behalf ofDonaldTrump andJ. D.Vance).Still living as of 2024. | | Benton, Dorothy — of Battle Creek,CalhounCounty, Mich.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,1964.Female.Still living as of 1964. | | Benton, Edgar — ofDenver,Colo.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado,1968.Still living as of 1968. | | Benton, Eliot H. — of Guilford,New HavenCounty, Conn.Democrat. Candidate forConnecticutstate house of representatives from Guilford, 1946, 1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Benton, Everett Chamberlin(1862-1924) —also known asEverett C. Benton — of Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Guildhall,EssexCounty, Vt.,September25, 1862.Republican.Insurancebusiness; delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1896,1900,1904;candidate forGovernor ofMassachusetts, 1912.Universalist.Member,Freemasons;ScottishRite Masons;RoyalArch Masons;KnightsTemplar;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in1924(ageabout61 years).Interment atBelmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass. | | Benton, Fred — ofEastBaton Rouge Parish, La.Democrat. Candidate formayor-presidentof East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, 1988.Still living as of 1988. | | Benton, Fred Richard — of Iowa. Candidate forU.S.Senator from Iowa, 1972.Still living as of 1972. | | Benton, G. H. — of Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector forMissouri,1964.Still living as of 1964. | | Benton, George A. — of Spencerport,MonroeCounty, N.Y.Justiceof New York Supreme Court 7th District, 1907-18.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, George Oliver(1915-2001) —also known asGeorge O. Benton — of Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.Born in Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,June 22,1915.Democrat. Member ofTennesseestate senate 25th District, 1947-51;Speakerof the Tennessee State Senate, 1947-49; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Tennessee,1968.DiedOctober9, 2001 (age86 years, 109days).Burial location unknown. | | Benton, H. T. — Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama,1900.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Heman — of Ira,CayugaCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Cayuga County 1st District, 1861.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Irving A. — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Republican. Postmaster atSaltLake City, Utah, 1890-92.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Jacob (1814-1892) — of New Hampshire. Born in Waterford,CaledoniaCounty, Vt.,August19, 1814.Republican. Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 1854-56; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Hampshire,1860;U.S.Representative from New Hampshire 3rd District, 1867-71.Died in Lancaster,CoosCounty, N.H.,September29, 1892 (age78 years, 41days).Interment atSummerStreet Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H. | | Benton, James — ofEdgecombeCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Edgecombe County, 1813-16; memberofNorthCarolina state senate from Edgecombe County, 1817-19.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, James — of Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Saratoga Springs, N.Y.; elected 1959.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Jay Rogers(1885-1953) —also known asJay R. Benton — of Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Somerville,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,October18, 1885.Republican.Lawyer;newspaperpublisher;banker;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromMassachusetts,1916;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1917-18;Massachusettsstate attorney general, 1923-27;insuranceexecutive.Congregationalist.Member,PhiDelta Phi;Freemasons;Acacia;Sonsof the American Revolution;American BarAssociation.Died in Belmont,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,November3, 1953 (age68 years, 16days).Interment atBelmont Cemetery, Belmont, Mass. | | Benton, Jennifer — of Minnesota. Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Minnesota 5th District, 1996; SocialistWorkers candidate for Presidential Elector for Minnesota,2024(on behalf ofRacheleFruit andDennisRichter).Female.Still living as of 2024. | | Benton, Joel — ofDutchessCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Dutchess County, 1814-15, 1816-17, 1831.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, John D. — Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1890.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, John E. — ofSacramentoCounty, Calif.; Oakland,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Republican. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 16th District, 1862-63; postmaster atOakland,Calif., 1873-79.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, John E. — of Keene,CheshireCounty, N.H.Mayorof Keene, N.H., 1910.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Lemuel(1754-1818) —of South Carolina. Born inGranvilleCounty, N.C.,1754.Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar; member ofSouthCarolina state house of representatives, 1782-88; county justicein South Carolina, 1785-91;delegateto South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. constitution, 1788;delegateto South Carolina state constitutional convention, 1790;U.S.Representative from South Carolina, 1793-99 (3rd District1793-97, at-large 1797-99); defeated, 1798.Slaveowner. Died in Darlington, Darlington District (nowDarlingtonCounty), S.C.,May 18,1818 (ageabout 63years).Intermentaprivate or family graveyard, Darlington County, S.C. | | Benton, Leslie — of Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1988.Still living as of 1988. | | Benton, Levi J. — Democrat. Candidate forTexasstate house of representatives 146th District, 1992.Still living as of 1992. | | Benton, Lewis — ofGreeneCounty, N.Y.Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Greene County, 1831.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Lulu — of El Dorado,ButlerCounty, Kan.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromKansas,1936.Female.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.  | Benton, M. C. — also known asRed Benton — of Winston-Salem,ForsythCounty, N.C.Mayorof Winston-Salem, N.C., 1963-70.Still living as of 1970.| |  Image source:City of Winston-Salem |
| | | Benton, Maecenas Eason(1848-1924) —also known asMaecenas E. Benton — of Neosho,NewtonCounty, Mo.Born near Dyersburg,DyerCounty, Tenn.,January29, 1848.Democrat. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War;NewtonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1878-82;U.S.Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, 1885-89; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Missouri,1896;U.S.Representative from Missouri 15th District, 1897-1905; defeated,1904; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Missouri,1908;delegateto Missouri state constitutional convention 18th District,1922-23.Died, fromcarcinomaof larynx, in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,April27, 1924 (age76 years, 89days).Interment atOddFellows Cemetery, Neosho, Mo. | | Benton, Marjorie C. — of Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,1972(alternate),1980,1984,1996.Female.Still living as of 1996. | | Benton, Marshall F. — U.S. Vice Consul inBremen, 1859-61.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Medwin A. — of Liberty,SullivanCounty, N.Y.Mayorof Liberty, N.Y., 1957.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Miles — ofGatesCounty, N.C.Member ofNorthCarolina house of commons from Gates County, 1793-95.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Mortimer Murray(1807-1885) —also known asMortimer M. Benton — of Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.Born in Benton,YatesCounty, N.Y.,January21, 1807.Lawyer;mayorof Covington, Ky., 1834-35; member ofKentuckystate house of representatives, 1840; member ofKentuckystate senate, 1840.Died in Covington,KentonCounty, Ky.,March 5,1885 (age78 years, 43days).Interment atHighlandCemetery, Fort Mitchell, Ky. | | Benton, Nathaniel Seley(1792-1869) —also known asNathaniel S. Benton — of Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.Born in Westmoreland,CheshireCounty, N.H.,February19, 1792.Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 5th District, 1828-31;U.S.Attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1831;secretaryof state of New York, 1845-47.Died in Little Falls,HerkimerCounty, N.Y.,June 30,1869 (age77 years, 131days).Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Nicholas F. — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.;FallsChurch, Va.Democrat. Candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1975; candidate formayorof Houston, Tex., 1983; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1984.Still living as of 2001. | | Benton, Nick — Independent candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 22nd District, 1982.Still living as of 1982. | | Benton, Otis A., Sr.(1882-1963) —of Henderson,HendersonCounty, Ky.BornMarch10, 1882.Mayorof Henderson, Ky., 1950-54.DiedNovember10, 1963 (age81 years, 245days).Interment atFernwoodCemetery, Henderson, Ky.| | Relatives: Sonof William Tell Benton and Lura Ida (Walden) Benton. |
| | Benton, Otis L. — of Oberlin,DecaturCounty, Kan.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kansas,1908.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, RedSeeM. C. Benton | | Benton, T. T. — of Jefferson,JacksonCounty, Ga.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,1940.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Thomas H. — of Iowa. Democrat. Candidate forGovernor ofIowa, 1865.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, Thomas H. — of Nebraska.Nebraskastate auditor, 1889-93.Burial location unknown.  | Benton, Thomas Hart(1782-1858) —also known as"Old Bullion" — of Franklin,WilliamsonCounty, Tenn.;St.Louis, Mo.Born near Hillsborough,OrangeCounty, N.C.,March14, 1782.Lawyer;newspapereditor; member ofTennesseestate senate, 1809;U.S.Senator from Missouri, 1821-51;U.S.Representative from Missouri 1st District, 1853-55; BentonDemocrat candidate forGovernor ofMissouri, 1856.Fought aduelwithAndrewJackson, who later became a political ally. In April, 1850, hecaused ascandalwith his attempt toassaultSen.HenryStuart Foote, of Mississippi, during debate on the Senate floor;he was restrained by other senators. Foote had a cocked pistol in hishand and undoubtedly would have shot him.Slaveowner. Died inWashington,D.C.,April10, 1858 (age76 years, 27days).Interment atBellefontaineCemetery, St. Louis, Mo. | | Benton, Thomas Hart, Jr.(1816-1879) —also known asThomas H. Benton, Jr. — ofDubuqueCounty, Iowa.Born inWilliamsonCounty, Tenn.,September5, 1816.Member ofIowastate senate, 1846-48;Iowasuperintendent of public instruction, 1848-54; general in theUnion Army during the Civil War.Died inSt.Louis, Mo.,April10, 1879 (age62 years, 217days).Intermentsomewherein Marshalltown, Iowa. | | Benton, William Allen — also known asWilliam A. Benton — of Cheraw,ChesterfieldCounty, S.C.Democrat. Postmaster atCheraw,S.C., 1886-92, 1893-97.Burial location unknown.  | Benton, William Burnett(1900-1973) —also known asWilliam Benton — of Southport, Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,April 1,1900.Democrat.Advertisingbusiness; introduced sound effects into television commercials;popularized the "Amos 'n' Andy" radio show; vice-president,University of Chicago, 1937-45; publisher of the EncyclopediaBrittanica; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs,1945-47;U.S.Senator from Connecticut, 1949-53; defeated, 1952; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Connecticut,1952(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1956,1960,1968.Episcopalian.Member,AmericanLegion;Council onForeign Relations;ZetaPsi.Died, in the Waldorf TowersHotel,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March18, 1973 (age72 years, 351days).Cremated;ashes scattered. | | | Benton, William Duane (b.1950) —Born in Springfield,GreeneCounty, Mo.,1950.Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, 2004-.Still living as of 2017. | | Benton, William E. — of Saratoga Springs,SaratogaCounty, N.Y.Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,1944,1948.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown. | | Benton, William H. — of St. Petersburg, Hillsborough County (nowPinellasCounty), Fla.Mayorof St. Petersburg, Fla., 1893.Burial location unknown. | | Benton, William N. — ofRichmond,Va.Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromVirginia,1956,1960.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
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