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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyAllan BENNY
(1867-1942)
BENNY, Allan, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Brooklyn, N.Y., July 12,
1867; attended the public schools of Bayonne, Hudson County, N.J.;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice
in Bayonne; member of the city council 1892-1894; member of the
State house of assembly 1898-1900; prosecuting attorney of Bayonne
from 1900 to 1903, when he resigned, having been elected to
Congress; elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress (March
4, 1903-March 3, 1905); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in
1904 to the Fifty-ninth Congress; resumed the practice of his
chosen profession; and was assistant librarian of the law library
in the courthouse at Jersey City until his death; died in Bayonne,
N.J., November 6, 1942; interment in Moravian Cemetery, Staten
Island, N.Y.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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