John S. Benham

John Samuel Benham (born October 24, 1863 in Benham , Ripley County , Indiana , †  December 11, 1935 in Batesville , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1919 and 1923 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Benham attended the common schools and business school in Delaware ( Ohio ). He then taught as a teacher during the winter months, while continuing his own training in the summer. From 1882 to 1907 he worked as a teacher in various cities. In 1893 he graduated from Indiana State Normal School at Terre Haute and in 1903 he graduated from Indiana University at Bloomington . He later served on the faculty at the University of Chicago , where he taught history. Benham was a school councilor in Ripley County for 14 years. From 1907 he worked in his hometown in the wood industry as well as in the milling and construction business. He also worked in agriculture.

Politically, he was a member of the Republican Party . In 1916 he was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago , where Charles Evans Hughes was nominated as a presidential candidate. In the 1918 congressional election , Benham was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fourth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Lincoln Dixon on March 4, 1919 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1923 . From 1921 he was chairman of the committee for the control of expenditure on public real estate. During his tenure as Congressman, the 18th and 19th amendments were ratified. It was about the ban on the trade in alcoholic beverages and the nationwide introduction of women's suffrage . In 1922, John Benham was not confirmed.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Benham worked in the construction industry. He was also a school councilor in Ripley County between 1924 and 1929. He retired in 1931, which he spent in Batesville, where he died on December 11, 1935.

Web links

• John S. Benham in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• John S. Benham in the database of Find a Grave (English)