Benjamin Bennet
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Benjamin Bennet was a U.S. Representative
from New Jersey
.
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
, Bennet attended the common schools.
He studied theology.
He was ordained as a minister in Middletown, New Jersey, in 1793 and served as pastor of a Baptist church in that city.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Bennet was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth
Congresses
(March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819).
He resumed agricultural pursuits.
He died on his farm near Middletown, New Jersey, October 8, 1840.
He was interred in the Baptist Cemetery, Holmdel, New Jersey.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
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...
.
Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Industry and commerce :The boroughs of Bristol and Morrisville were prominent industrial centers along the Northeast Corridor during World War II. Suburban development accelerated in Lower Bucks in the 1950s with the opening of Levittown, Pennsylvania, the second such "Levittown" designed by...
, Bennet attended the common schools.
He studied theology.
He was ordained as a minister in Middletown, New Jersey, in 1793 and served as pastor of a Baptist church in that city.
He also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Bennet was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Fourteenth
14th United States Congress
- Senate :* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: John Gaillard of South Carolina, first elected December 4, 1815- House of Representatives :* Speaker: Henry Clay of Kentucky-Members:This list is arranged by chamber, then by state...
and Fifteenth
15th United States Congress
-Leadership:- Senate :* President: Daniel D. Tompkins * President pro tempore:** John Gaillard , elected March 4, 1817** James Barbour , elected February 15, 1819- House of Representatives :*Speaker: Henry Clay -Members:...
Congresses
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
(March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1819).
He resumed agricultural pursuits.
He died on his farm near Middletown, New Jersey, October 8, 1840.
He was interred in the Baptist Cemetery, Holmdel, New Jersey.