Benjamin Bennet

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Benjamin Bennet (born October 31, 1764 in Bucks County , Province of Pennsylvania , †  October 8, 1840 in Middletown , New Jersey ) was an American politician . Between 1815 and 1819 he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Benjamin Bennet attended public schools in his home country. After a subsequent degree in theology and his ordination as a clergyman in 1793, he began to work in Middletown for the Baptist Church . He was also active in agriculture. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1814 , Bennet was elected for the third seat of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded James Schureman on March 4, 1815 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1819 . After his time in the US House of Representatives ended, Benjamin Bennet retired from politics and returned to farming. He died in Middletown on October 8, 1840.

Web links

  • Benjamin Bennet in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Bennet, Benjamin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 31, 1764
PLACE OF BIRTH Bucks County , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1840
Place of death near Middletown , New Jersey