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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Benning Wentworth Jenness |
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Strafford, New Hampshire , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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July 14, 1806
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| Died | November 16, 1879
(73 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | JENNESS, Benning Wentworth, a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Deerfield, Rockingham County, N.H., July 14, 1806; attended Bradford Academy, Massachusetts; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Strafford, N.H., 1826-1856; held several local offices; member, State house of representatives; judge of probate of Strafford County 1841-1845; appointed to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Levi Woodbury and served from December 1, 1845, to June 13, 1846; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress; member of the State constitutional convention in 1850; nominated for Governor of New Hampshire in 1861 but withdrew; moved to Ohio and engaged in lumbering and banking; died in Cleveland, Ohio, November 16, 1879; interment in the family cemetery, Strafford, N.H.
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