O. B. Bennett

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Otis Bee Bennett (June 22, 1925 – March 3, 2000) was an American politician and farmer. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1968 to 1976.

O. B. Bennett
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
from the 13th district
15th (1968–1972)
In office
January 1968 – January 1976
Succeeded byWill Green Poindexter
Personal details
Born(1925-06-22)June 22, 1925
French Camp, Mississippi
DiedMarch 3, 2000(2000-03-03) (aged 74)
Kosciusko, Mississippi

Biography

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Otis Bee Bennett was born on June 22, 1925, in French Camp, Mississippi.[1][2] He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bennett.[3] He moved to Sunflower County, Mississippi, in 1927.[4] He graduated from Sunflower Agricultural High School, Sunflower Junior College, and Mississippi State University.[1] He served in the U. S. Air Force in World War II.[4] Bennett, a farmer in Sunflower County, was elected to represent the 15th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1968-1972 term.[1][2] He was then re-elected to represent the 13th district in the 1972-1976 term.[1] Bennett died of heart failure at the Mississippi State Veterans Nursing Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on March 3, 2000.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mississippi. Legislature (1972-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1972]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 24.
  2. ^ a b Mississippi. Legislature (1968-01-01). "Hand book : biographical data of members of Senate and House, personnel of standing committees [1968]". Mississippi Legislature Hand Books: 25.
  3. ^ "Rep. O. B. Bennett asks for re-election". The Enterprise-Tocsin. 1971-05-13. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
  4. ^ a b c "Obituary for O.B. Bennett (Aged 74)". The Enterprise-Tocsin. 2000-03-09. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-04-19.