Augustus W. Bennet

Augustus Witschief Bennet (October 7, 1897 – June 5, 1983) was an American politician and a United States representative from New York.

Augustus Witschief Bennet
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th district
In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Preceded by	Dean P. Taylor
Succeeded by	Katharine St. George
Personal details
Born	October 7, 1897 (1897-10-07) New York City, US
Died	June 5, 1983 (1983-06-06) (aged 85) Concord, Massachusetts, US
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Maxine Layne Bennet
Alma mater	Amherst College Columbia University Law School
Profession	lawyer politician
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Naval Reserve Flying Corps
Years of service	June 8, 1918, to January 19, 1919
Rank	Chief
Unit	quartermaster
Battles/wars	World War I

Biography

Bennet was a son of U.S. Representative William Stiles Bennet and Gertrude (Witschief) Bennet. He attended the public schools in New York City and Washington, D.C., and graduated from Amherst College in 1918.

During the First World War, Bennet served in the United States Naval Reserve Flying Corps with the rating of chief quartermaster from June 8, 1918, to January 19, 1919. He graduated from the Columbia University Law School at New York City in 1921, was admitted to the bar the same year.^[1]

Career

Bennet commenced practice in Newburgh. He was United States referee in bankruptcy from 1923 to 1944, and was married to Maxine Layne on October 19, 1929.

Elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth Congress, Bennet was U. S. Representative for the twenty-ninth district of New York and held that office from January 3, 1945, to January 3, 1947.^[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1946.

Death

Resuming the practice of law, Bennet resided in Laguna Hills, California, until he died in Concord, Massachusetts, on June 5, 1983 (age 85 years, 241 days). He was cremated, and his ashes are interred at Cedar Hills Mausoleum, Newburgh, New York.^[3]