Joseph Bentley Bennett

Republican Representative of Kentucky's 9th district

  • Representative

    Kentucky, district 9

    March 15, 1909 - March 3, 1911

3

Congresses Served

3

House Terms

April 21, 1859 (64 years old)

Birthday

November 7, 1923

Death

  • Served as a U.S. Representative from Kentucky for three consecutive terms from 1905 to 1911.
  • Worked as a teacher and later studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1878.
  • Practiced law after being admitted and also entered the mercantile business in 1885.
  • Held the position of judge in Greenup County from 1894 to 1901, with a reelection in 1897.
  • Participated in the Republican State central committee in the early 1900s.
  • Was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection in 1910.
  • Continued practicing law until his death in 1923.