Thomas Warren Bennett

Thomas Warren Bennett (born February 16, 1831 in Union County , Indiana , † February 2, 1893 in Richmond , Indiana) was an American politician and governor of the Idaho Territory from 1871 to 1874 . From 1875 to 1876 he was a delegate to the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

Thomas Bennett attended the public schools in his home country and then studied law at Indiana Asbury University , now DePauw University . After his admission as a lawyer in 1855, he began to work in Liberty in his new profession. Bennett became a member of the Republican Party . From 1858 until the outbreak of the Civil War he was a member of the Indiana Senate . During the war he rose in the ranks of the Union Army up to brigadier general . Between 1864 and 1867 he was again in the Indiana Senate, and from 1869 to 1870 he was Mayor of Richmond.

Territorial Governor and Member of Congress

In September 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed Thomas Bennett as the new Territorial Governor of Idaho. He held this office until December 4, 1874. In the meantime he had resigned from the Republican Party and been elected as an independent candidate as a delegate in the US Congress . He was able to exercise this mandate between March 4, 1875 and June 23, 1876. That day he had to resign because an election challenge was granted by Stephen S. Fenn , who took over his mandate.

Another résumé

After serving in Congress, Bennett returned to the Richmond Bar. From 1877 to 1883 and again between 1885 and 1887 he was again mayor of this city, where he died in 1893.

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SURNAME	Bennett, Thomas Warren
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	February 16, 1831
PLACE OF BIRTH	Union County , Indiana
DATE OF DEATH	February 2, 1893
Place of death	Richmond , Indiana