Louis Bennett (politician)

Louis Bennett (died March 30, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.

Life

Bennett was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the District of New Jersey.^[1]

He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1939 to 1948, sitting in the 162nd, 163rd, 164th, 165th and 166th New York State Legislatures.

He was a member of the New York State Senate (26th D.) in 1949. He resigned his seat on July 22, 1949,^[2] to run for the New York City Municipal Court.^[3]

He was a justice of the Municipal Court from 1950 until his death in 1959.

He died on March 30, 1959^[4] and was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery in Flushing, Queens.

Sources

1. New York Red Book (1949; pg. 81)
2. Elected Public Officials of the Bronx since 1898 Archived 2014-03-11 at the Wayback Machine (2014; pg. 11)
3. "Bar Unit Adopts Judicial Listings" in The New York Times on October 19, 1949 (subscription required)
4. "Obituary; Bennett, Hon. Louis" in The New York Times on April 1, 1959 (subscription required)

New York State Assembly
Preceded by Gerard J. Muccigrosso	New York State Assembly Bronx County, 7th District 1939–1944	Succeeded by Louis Peck
Preceded by John A. Devany, Jr.	New York State Assembly Bronx County, 8th District 1945–1948	Succeeded by John T. Satriale
New York State Senate
Preceded by Isidore Dollinger	New York State Senate 26th District 1949	Succeeded by Nathaniel T. Helman