John J. Bennett

John James Bennett (born March 2, 1894 in New York City , † October 4, 1967 ibid) was an American soldier, lawyer and politician ( Democratic Party ).

Career

John James Bennett was born in 1894 in the then still separate city of Brooklyn and grew up there. He attended public and denominational schools in Brooklyn. During the First World War he enlisted in the US Army and served in France in the 308th  Infantry Regiment in the 77th  Infantry Division . Bennett later served as State Commander in the American Legion . After the end of the war, he studied law at Brooklyn Law School . He graduated there in 1923, then was admitted to the bar and practiced as an attorney in Brooklyn. He also worked as a professor at his alma mater .

He was elected Attorney General of New York in the 1930 election and was re-elected in 1932, 1934, 1936 and 1938. He took 1938 as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly in part of New York and in 1940 as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago ( Illinois ). In the 1942 elections he ran for governor of New York , but suffered a defeat to Republican Thomas E. Dewey .

During World War II , he served in Europe with the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF).

He was also the Deputy Mayor of New York City, Corporation Counsel of New York City, Chief Justice of the Court of Special Sessions, and Chairman of the New York City Planning Commission.

Bennett died of a heart attack at his home in Brooklyn . He was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn.

Web links

• John J. Bennett on The Political Graveyard website

• John J. Bennett in the database of Find a Grave (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bennett Reported M'Cooey Candidate , The New York Times, September 19, 1930
2. ^ Romig, Walter: The American Catholic Who's Who , Volume 7, NC News Service, 1910, p. 19
3. ↑ John J. Bennett, Lawyer, Dead , The New York Times, October 5, 1967