Charles Goodwin Bennett (December 11, 1863 – May 25, 1914) was an American politician and a

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from New York.

Biography

Born in

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, Bennett was the son of George C. Bennett and attended the public schools. He graduated from Brooklyn High School, and from

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in 1882. He was

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in 1882, commenced practice in Brooklyn. He married Marie Louise Floyd-Smith, who died in 1913. He subsequently married Marguerite Tennan in 1914.

Career

Bennett was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1892 to the Fifty-third Congress. Elected as a

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to the Fifty-fourth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, Bennett served as U. S. Representative for the fifth district of New York from March 4, 1895, to March 4, 1899. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Fifty-sixth Congress in 1898. Bennett was

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from January 29, 1900, to March 4, 1913, when a successor was elected. He returned to Brooklyn, ended active business pursuits, and lived the rest of his life in retirement.

Death

Bennett died in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, on May 25, 1914 (age 50 years, 165 days). He is

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at The Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.

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