Alfred S. Bennett

Alfred Silas Bennett (June 10, 1854 – November 28, 1925) was an American judge, educator, and attorney in Oregon. He was the 49th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1919 to 1920. Previously he had served as a state circuit court judge and as a county school superintendent. An Iowa native, he practiced law in The Dalles, Oregon, with several cases making it to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Early life Alfred Bennett was born in Dubuque, Iowa on June 10, 1854. In 1865 he and his parents took the Oregon Trail to Oregon and settled in Washington County. He replaced Conrad P. Olson who was serving out the remainder of Frank A. Moore's term after Moore died in office. In 1912, he represented Hamilton H. Hendricks against the government on charges of perjury in Hendricks v. United States.

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Bennett and his wife had a daughter Anita Bennett who married Harold T. Hopkins, the one time owner of the local paper, The Dalles Chronicle. Alfred and his family lived in the Victorian house now known as Bennett–Williams House in The Dalles.