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Bennie H.? Benson
House 1933-34 (District 1); House 1937-38 (District 1)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election
Counties Served:
Fillmore, Houston
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1876 (uncertain)
Birth Place:
Harmony Township, Minnesota
Birth County:
Fillmore
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Harmony
Occupation (when first elected):
Farm Owner and Operator/Formerly Taught School/Former Mercantile Business/Former President, Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
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Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
Elected:
11/3/1936
Residence:
Harmony
Term of Office:
1/4/1937 to 1/1/1939
Oath Date:
1/5/1937
Counties Represented:
Fillmore, Houston
Occupation:
Farm Owner and Operator/Formerly Taught School/Former President, Farmers Mutual Insurance Co./Formerly Engaged in General Mercantile Business
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Commerce, Manufacture and Retail Trade
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Crime Prevention
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Elections
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Emergency Relief
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Markets and Marketing
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State Parks (Chair)
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Taxes and Tax Laws
Elected:
11/8/1932
Residence:
Harmony
Term of Office:
1/2/1933 to 1/6/1935
Oath Date:
1/3/1933
Counties Represented:
Fillmore
Occupation:
Farm Owner and Operator/Formerly Taught School/Former Mercantile Business/Former President, Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.
Party:
Nonpartisan Election
Committees:
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Game and Fish
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Public Health and Hospitals
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State and County Fairs
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State Parks
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Temperance