John Davison Bennett (June 21, 1911 – February 1, 2005) was an American lawyer and politician from

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He was born on June 21, 1911, in Rockville Centre,

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, the son of Earl Job Bennett (1878–1965) and Edna (Davison) Bennett (1880–1960). He attended

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in Rockville Centre, and graduated from

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in 1935. He married Mildred Schwindt, and they had two children. Bennett was a member of the

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(Nassau Co., 1st D.) from 1938 to 1944, sitting in the 161st, 162nd, 163rd and

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s. He was a member of the

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(2nd D.) from 1945 to 1953, sitting in the 165th, 166th, 167th and 168th and

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s. He resigned his seat in 1953, and on November 3, 1953, was elected as Surrogate of Nassau County.''LENT TRAILS TICKET, BUT WINS IN NASSAU''
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'' on November 4, 1953 (subscription required) He was Surrogate of Nassau County from 1954 to 1980; and a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967. He died on February 1, 2005, at The Shores at Peconic Landing assisted living facility in Greenport,

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; and was buried at the Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale.

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