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Philip Allen Bennett

Republican Representative of Missouri's 6th district

  • Representative

    Missouri, district 6

    January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1943

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Congresses Served

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House Terms

March 5, 1881 (61 years old)

Birthday

December 7, 1942

Death

  • Served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for Missouri’s 6th District during the 77th Congress.
  • Held the position of 31st Lieutenant Governor of Missouri from 1925 to 1929.
  • Elected to the Missouri Senate in 1920 and served one term.
  • Worked as an editor and publisher of a local newspaper before entering politics full-time.
  • Participated as a delegate at the 1912 Republican National Convention.
  • Experienced a mix of electoral successes and defeats throughout his political career, including a failed bid for Missouri Governor in 1928.
  • Elected to the U.S. House in 1940 and was reelected in November 1942, but passed away before starting his second term.
  • His son followed in his political footsteps, becoming a Missouri politician.
  • Died in Washington, D.C., shortly after his reelection.