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  Bennett, Wallace F.
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AffiliationRepublican  
 
NameWallace F. Bennett
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Salt Lake City, Utah , United States
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Born November 13, 1898
DiedDecember 19, 1993 (95 years)
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Oct 04, 2016 01:53am
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Info (father of Robert Bennett), a Senator from Utah; born in Salt Lake City, Utah, November 13, 1898; attended the public schools and the University of Utah; during the First World War, served as a second lieutenant of Infantry; returned to the University of Utah and graduated in 1919; high school principal and later businessman and paint manufacturer; president, National Association of Manufacturers in 1949; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1950; reelected in 1956, 1962, and again in 1968 and served from January 3, 1951, until his resignation December 20, 1974; was not a candidate for reelection in 1974; resumed business pursuits; was a resident of Salt Lake City, Utah, until his death on December 19, 1993; interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery.


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FAMILY
Wife Frances Grant Bennett 00, 0000-
Son Robert F. "Bob" Bennett 1933-2016
Grandson Jim Bennett 0000-
Father In-Law Heber J. Grant 1856-1945
Mother In-Law Emily Harris Wells Grant 1857-1908

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  11/05/1968 UT US Senate Won 53.68% (+7.85%)
  09/10/1968 UT US Senate - R Primary Won 60.87% (+21.73%)
  11/06/1962 UT US Senate Won 52.37% (+4.74%)
  09/11/1962 UT US Senate - R Primary Won 59.59% (+19.19%)
  11/06/1956 UT US Senate Won 53.96% (+7.91%)
  11/07/1950 UT US Senate Won 53.86% (+8.03%)
  06/10/1950 UT US Senate - R Convention Won 53.90% (+32.68%)
ENDORSEMENTS
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - May 17, 1970 R Harry Blackmun
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Nov 21, 1969 R Clement Furman Haynsworth, Jr.
Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Jun 23, 1969 R Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 30, 1967 D Thurgood Marshall