O. B. Bennett

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

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

  1. 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. 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. "Obituary for O.B. Bennett (Aged 74)". The Enterprise-Tocsin. 2000-03-09. p. 5. Retrieved 2022-04-19.
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