Joseph B. Bennett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph B. Bennett

American politician

Date of Birth: 21-Apr-1859

Place of Birth: Greenup County, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 07-Nov-1923

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Joseph Bentley Bennett (April 21, 1859 – November 7, 1923) was a U.S.
Representative from Kentucky. Born in Greenup County, Kentucky, Bennett attended the common schools and Greenup Academy, Greenup, Kentucky. He taught in the public schools. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1878 and commenced practice in 1880. He entered the mercantile business in 1885. He served as judge of Greenup County 1894-1897. He was reelected in 1897 and served until 1901. He served as member of the Republican State central committee in 1900 and 1904. Bennett was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, and Sixty-first Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He continued the practice of his profession until his death in Greenup, Kentucky, November 7, 1923. He was interred in Riverview Cemetery.