David S. Bennett

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David S. Bennett

Quill platform ID: p15450.

(May 3, 1811 — November 6, 1894) David Smith Bennett was a businessman, agriculturist, and public servant. Bennett was born in Onondaga County, New York in 1811. After completing his education at a local academy, he worked in agriculture before moving to Syracuse. There, he began a produce business that eventually expanded into New York City. Bennett is known to have purchased the original Dart grain elevator, and did extensive business in building and operating grain elevators throughout his career. In 1865, he served in the State Senate before being elected to the United States House of Representatives as a Republican. Bennett served in Congress form March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1871. After his time in Congress, he returned to his agriculture business engagements until his death in 1894. [Source: “Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - Present,” available at https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/B000373]

Member of New York Delegation—The Civil Rights Act of 1875.

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