Robert Frederick Bennett
Robert Frederick Bennett | |
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Governor of Kansas | |
In office January 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979 | |
Lieutenant | Shelby Smith |
Preceded by | Robert Docking |
Succeeded by | John W. Carlin |
President of the Kansas Senate | |
Succeeded by | Richard Dean Rogers |
Personal details | |
Born | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | May 23, 1927
Died | October 9, 2000 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | (aged 73)
Resting place | Corinth Cemetery Prairie Village, Kansas |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mildred Gregory Oliva Fisher |
Education | University of Kansas (BA, LLB) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | United States |
Branch/service | United States Marine Corps |
Battles/wars | World War II Korean War |
Awards | Purple Heart |
Robert Frederick Bennett (May 23, 1927 – October 9, 2000) was an American lawyer and the
Biography
Bennett was born May 23, 1927, in
Career
Bennett served in the U.S. Marine Corps in China during World War II and he also served in the U. S. Marines again during the Korean War, was wounded and received a Purple Heart.
In 1952, Bennett began his own law firm with Robert Lytle. The firm continued for more than 40 years until it merged with Lathrop & Gage in the mid-1990s. He was a council member from 1955 to 1957 in Prairie Village. From 1957 to 1965, Bennett served as mayor of Prairie Village, Kansas (a suburb of Kansas City).[2]
A member of the
From 1982 to 1983, Bennett served as chair of the Kansas Republican Party.
Death
Bennett died October 9, 2000, of lung cancer at the St. Joseph's Medical Center in Kansas City and was buried in Corinth Cemetery in Prairie Village, Kansas. An avid hunter and fisherman, he was also a member of the American Bar Association, the American Judicature Society, the Freemasons, and the Optimist Club.
References
- ^ "Robert F. Bennett". Soylent Communications. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bennett, O to R". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ a b "Robert F. Bennett". Kansapedia. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
- ^ "Robert F. Bennett". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 4, 2012.