Bennet, William Stiles (1870-1962)

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Republican Party

Nathan William MacChesney to Gino C. Speranza, December 1, 1910

Gino C. Speranza to Nathan William MacChesney, March 1, 1911

Unknown to Jane Addams, written on Woman Suffrage Party admission ticket, ca. June 1912

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Birth Date

1870-11-09

Death Date

1962-12-01

Birthplace

Port Jervis, NY

Biographical Text

William Stiles Bennet was a Congressman from 1905 to 1917. Before his career in politics, Bennet was a lawyer and eventually, a judge, which lead to becoming a member of the New York legislature. During his time as a congressman, Bennet served on the United States Immigration Commission. He also served as a delegate to the 1908 and 1916 Republican National Conventions. After his time in the House of Representatives, Bennet moved to Chicago to serve as the vice president of Edward Hines Lumber Company. Bennet died in 1962.

William Stiles Bennet married Gertrude Witschief in 1896. The couple had one son, Augustus.

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Picture: W.S. Bennet, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

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Brennan, Paul

Sciancalepore, Victoria

Dzuback, Emily

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Rightsholder being researched

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Male

First appears

1910

Bibliography and Links

"W.S. Bennet, Ex-Evanston Lawyer, Dies," Chicago Daily Tribune, December 5 1962, pp. 62.

"William Stiles Bennet, Onetime Congressman, 92," Poughkeepsie Journal, December 3, 1962, pp. 18.

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“Bennet, William Stiles (1870-1962),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed September 13, 2024, https://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/3086.