About Franklin Pierce Bennett
Lived 1853 – 1933 (aged 79). Franklin Pierce Bennett was an American politician.
Political offices
Everett From 1886 to 1887 Bennett served as a member of the Everett Board of Selectmen. Bennett was a Republican member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives representing Everett from 1891 to 1894. That year, Bennett served as Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee and was a considered a frontrunner to succeed Myers in the next legislative session. However, Bennett decided not to run for reelection and was succeeded by his son, Frank Jr.
In 1904, Bennett unsuccessfully challenged incumbent Ernest W. Roberts for the Republican nomination in Massachusetts's 7th congressional district.
Personal life and death Bennett married Nancy L. Greeley of Palermo, Maine.
Bennett was a Universalist and served as the President of the Massachusetts State Convention of Universalist Churches and the Universalist General Convention of the United States.
Bennett died on February 8, 1933, at the New England Sanitarium in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
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Who was Franklin Pierce Bennett?
American politician, Massachusetts (born 1853)
When was Franklin Pierce Bennett born?
Franklin Pierce Bennett was born on 2 May 1853 in Cambridge.
When did Franklin Pierce Bennett die?
Franklin Pierce Bennett died on 8 February 1933 in Stoneham, Massachusetts.
What was Franklin Pierce Bennett's occupation?
Franklin Pierce Bennett was a politician.
What nationality was Franklin Pierce Bennett?
Franklin Pierce Bennett was American.
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