Charles G. Bennet

Charles Goodwin Bennett (December 11, 1863 – May 25, 1914) was a U.S. Representative from New York.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bennett attended the public schools. He graduated from Brooklyn High School and from New York Law School in 1882. He was admitted to the bar in 1882, commenced practice in Brooklyn, and was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress.

Bennett was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1895-March 3, 1899). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-sixth Congress in 1898. Bennett was Secretary of the United States Senate from January 29, 1900, to March 3, 1913, when a successor was elected. He returned to Brooklyn, ended active business pursuits, and lived in retirement until his death on May 25, 1914. He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery.

References

Charles G. Bennet at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by John H. Graham	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 5th congressional district 1895–1899	Succeeded by Frank E. Wilson

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Name	Bennett, Charles Goodwin
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Short description	Republican U.S. Representative from New York
Date of birth	December 11, 1863
Place of birth	Brooklyn, New York
Date of death	May 25, 1914
Place of death