Joseph B. Bennett

Joseph Bentley Bennett (born April 21, 1859 in Greenup County , Kentucky , †  November 7, 1923 in Greenup , Kentucky) was an American politician . Between 1905 and 1911 he represented the state of Kentucky in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Joseph Bennett attended the public schools in his home country and then taught himself for some time as a teacher. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1878, he began to work in this profession from 1880. In addition, he was also active in the trade since 1885. Between 1894 and 1901, Bennett served as a district judge in Greenup County. Politically, he was a member of the Republicans . In 1900 and 1904 he was a member of the state executive committee of his party.

In the 1904 congressional election , Bennett was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the ninth constituency of Kentucky , where he succeeded Democrat James Nicholas Kehoe on March 4, 1905 , whom he defeated in the election. After three re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1911 . In the 1910 elections he was defeated by the Democrat William J. Fields . As a result, Joseph Bennett practiced law again.

Web links

• Joseph B. Bennett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Joseph B. Bennett in the database of Find a Grave (English)