Allan Benny
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Allan Benny was an American
Democratic Party
politician from New Jersey
who represented the 9th congressional district
from 1903 to 1905.
, New York
, on July 12, 1867. He attended the public schools of Bayonne, New Jersey
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Bayonne. He was a member of the Bayonne city council from 1892-1894. Benny was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
from 1898-1900. He was prosecuting attorney of Bayonne from 1900 to 1903, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
Benny was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth Congress.
After leaving Congress, he resumed his law practice, and was assistant librarian of the law library in the courthouse at Jersey City until his death. He died in Bayonne on November 6, 1942, and was interred in Moravian Cemetery
on Staten Island
.
United States
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Democratic Party
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician from New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
who represented the 9th congressional district
New Jersey's 9th congressional district
New Jersey's Ninth Congressional District is currently represented by Democrat Steve Rothman.-Counties and municipalities in the district:For the 108th and successive Congresses , the district contains all or portions of three counties and 37 municipalities:Bergen County:Hudson CountyPassaic...
from 1903 to 1905.
Biography
Benny was born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, on July 12, 1867. He attended the public schools of Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. Located in the Gateway Region, Bayonne is a peninsula that is situated between Newark Bay to the west, the Kill van Kull to the south, and New York Bay to the east...
. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Bayonne. He was a member of the Bayonne city council from 1892-1894. Benny was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.Since the election of 1967 , the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for a term of two years, each representing districts with average...
from 1898-1900. He was prosecuting attorney of Bayonne from 1900 to 1903, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.
Benny was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth Congress.
After leaving Congress, he resumed his law practice, and was assistant librarian of the law library in the courthouse at Jersey City until his death. He died in Bayonne on November 6, 1942, and was interred in Moravian Cemetery
Moravian Cemetery, Staten Island
The Moravian Cemetery at 2205 Richmond Road in New Dorp on Staten Island, New York is the largest cemetery on the island. Opened in 1740, it is situated on the southeastern foot of the Todt Hill ridge, and to its southwest is High Rock Park, one of the constituent parks of the Staten Island...
on Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
.
External links
- Allan Benny at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...