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  Stewart, Bennett M.
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NameBennett M. Stewart
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Chicago, Illinois , United States
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Born August 06, 1912
Died April 26, 1988 (76 years)
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Feb 23, 2016 04:31pm
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InfoRepresentative from Illinois; born in Huntsville, Madison County, Ala., August 6, 1912; attended the public schools in Huntsville and Birmingham; B.A., Miles College, Birmingham, 1936; assistant principal, Irondale High School, 1936; associate professor of sociology, Miles College, 1938; insurance executive, insurance company, 1940; Illinois director, insurance company, 1950; inspector, Chicago Building Department, 1968; rehabilitation specialist, Chicago Department of Urban Renewal, 1968; elected alderman, Chicago City Council, Twenty-first ward, 1971; elected Democratic ward committeeman, Twenty-first ward, 1972; reelected alderman, 1975; reelected ward committeeman, 1976; delegate, Illinois State Democratic conventions, 1971-1978; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1972-1976; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth Congress (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1981); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1980 to the Ninety-seventh Congress; administrative assistant to Mayor Jane Byrne of Chicago, 1981-1983; was a resident of Chicago, Ill., until his death there on April 26, 1988.


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  03/18/1980 IL District 1 - D Primary Lost 16.90% (-30.81%)
  11/07/1978 IL District 1 Won 58.54% (+17.28%)
  10/16/1978 IL District 1 - D Replacement Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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