Christie Benet

Christie Benet

Christie Benet (born December 26, 1879 in Abbeville , Abbeville County , South Carolina , †  March 30, 1951 in Columbia , South Carolina) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) who briefed the state of South Carolina in the US Senate represented.

Christie Benet attended public schools as a teenager. He then continued his education at the College of Charleston , the University of South Carolina and the University of Virginia before studying law . After being admitted to the bar, he began practicing law in South Carolina's capital, Columbia, in 1903. In 1908 he became a solicitor for the fifth district court of the state, from 1910 to 1912 he was a litigator for the city of Columbia.

At first, Benet only appeared politically within the party: he was elected Secretary of the Democratic State Committee three times . On July 6, 1918, he was appointed successor to the US Senator Benjamin Tillman, who had died in office . His tenure in the Senate, where he chaired the Committee on National Banks , ended again on November 5 of the same year when he had to cede his seat to William P. Pollock . This had prevailed against Benet in the by-election.

After that defeat, Christie Benet returned to practice as a lawyer and continued his duties as chairman of the Board of Regents at South Carolina State Hospital . During World War II , he also chaired the War Finance Committee of South Carolina and the Alien Enemy Hearing Board for the state's eastern district.

Web links

• Christie Benet in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Christie Benet in the database of Find a Grave (English)