Wallace F. Bennett

Wallace F. Bennett

Wallace Foster Bennett (* 13. November 1898 in Salt Lake City , Utah ; †  19th December 1993 ) was an American politician of the Republican Party , of the State of Utah in the US Senate represented.

After attending public school, Bennett began studying at the University of Utah . This he interrupted to serve as infantry - lieutenant of the US Army in World War I to fight. After returning from the war, he continued his studies in Salt Lake City and graduated there in 1919. He was first director of a high school, later owner of a paint factory. In 1949 he was president of the National Association of Manufacturers , a business interest group.

In 1950, Republican Bennett ran for one of Utah's two seats in the US Senate. He voted against Senator Elbert D. Thomas , who had been in office for 18 years , and was re-elected three times before he decided not to run again and resigned on December 20, 1974. He resigned before the end of his last term in office in order to enable his already elected successor Jake Garn to join the company earlier.

When Garn left the Senate again in 1992, Bennett's son Robert was elected as its successor. Wallace Bennett died the following year in his hometown of Salt Lake City.

The Mormon Bennett also served as a spiritual songwriter for his denomination. He wrote the text of the hymn of praise God of Power, God of Right , published in a hymn book in 1985 . He was also the author of the books Faith and Freedom: The Pillars of American Democracy (published 1950) and Why I Am A Mormon (1958).

Web links

• Wallace F. Bennett in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Wallace F. Bennett in the database of Find a Grave (English)