Marion T. Bennett
Marion T. Bennett | |
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Philip Allen Bennett | |
| Succeeded by | George H. Christopher |
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| Born | Marion Tinsley Bennett June 6, 1914 Buffalo, Missouri |
| Died | September 6, 2000 (aged 86) Alexandria, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Missouri State University (AB) Washington University in St. Louis (JD) |
Marion Tinsley Bennett (June 6, 1914 – September 6, 2000) served as a member of the United States Congress, as a judge of the United States Court of Claims and as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Education and career
Born in
Personal
In 1941 he married June Young of Hurley Missouri; they had two children, Ann and William, plus 4 grandchildren.
Congressman
When his father died in office in early 1943, Bennett was chosen in a special election to complete his father's term in the 78th Congress. He was 28 years old. Winning reelection twice, he served in the 79th and 80th Congresses.[2]
Tour of German concentration camps
Bennett was part of an official ten member Congressional delegation invited by General
Federal judicial service
Following the end of his Congressional service, Bennett was appointed as a Trial Judge (Commissioner) of the United States Court of Claims, in which position he served from 1949 to 1972. He served as Chief of the Trial Division of the Court of Claims from 1964 to 1972.[1]
Bennett was nominated by President Richard Nixon on May 22, 1972, to a seat on the United States Court of Claims vacated by Judge Linton McGee Collins. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 28, 1972, and received his commission on June 28, 1972. He was reassigned by operation of law on October 1, 1982, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 96 Stat. 25. He assumed senior status on March 1, 1986, and took inactive senior status in 1997. His service terminated on September 6, 2000, due to his death.[1]
Death and burial
Bennett died in Alexandria, Virginia, on September 6, 2000, and is buried at Hazelwood Cemetery in Springfield, Missouri.[2]
Bibliography
- American immigration policies : a history by Marion T. Bennett. Washington : Public Affairs Press, c1963.
- Private claims act and congressional references [by Marion T. Bennett]. Washington : U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1968.
- The United States Court of Claims : a history, pt. 1. The judges, 1855-1976, by Marion T. Bennett / pt. 2. Origin, development, jurisdiction, 1855-1978, W. Cowen, P. Nichols, M.T. Bennett. Washington, D.C. : Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the Constitution of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 1976 i.e. 1977-1978. 2 vol.
References
- ^ a b c d Marion Tinsley Bennett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b United States Congress. "Marion T. Bennett (id: B000379)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "BENNETT TELLS OF HORROR; Representative Favors Leaving Germany in Ruins". The New York Times. 6 May 1945.
External links
- United States Congress. "Marion T. Bennett (id: B000379)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Marion Tinsley Bennett at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Marion T. Bennett at Find a Grave
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