Granville G. Bennett Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1484-1485 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
	OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net.

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	GRANVILLE G. BENNETT was born at Middletown, Butler county, Ohio, 
October 9, 1833, the son of Peter and Alary (Pinkerton) Bennett. He was 
educated at Washington College, Washington, Iowa, and studied law. In 
June, 1861, he enlisted in tile Seventh Iowa Regiment and served 
throughout the war as lieutenant of the Seventh and adjutant of the 
Nineteenth, but during the last two years of the war as an officer upon 
the staff of General Thomas J. McKean. After the war he practiced law at 
Washington and served in both houses of the Iowa legislature. He was 
appointed associate judge of the supreme court of Dakota in 1875 by 
President Grant. and served in that capacity until August, 1878, when he 
resigned to accept a nomination to congress. While justice of the 
supreme court of Dakota he organized the courts in the Black Hills and 
held the first sessions there. He made an excellent record in congress 
and since that time has practiced law at Deadwood. He is a public-
spirited citizen, a leader in all public enterprises, and is still a 
power in politics, always representing his county in state conventions 
and was a delegate to the national convention which nominated McKinley 
and Roosevelt in 1900. He is a powerful and eloquent speaker, and a 
popular lecturer upon scientific and literary subjects. He is a leading 
member of the Congregational church. 

	Mr. Bennett was married at Washington, Iowa, October 11, 1860, to 
Miss Mary Dawson, and their home life has been ideal throughout the 
happy years of their union. Their surviving children are Misses Esteline 
and Helen, and Granville G., Jr. The young ladies are leaders in social 
and professional life, the former as a musician and journalist in 
Chicago and the latter in educational work, being at present the 
superintendent of schools in Lawrence county. Granville G., Jr., is 
preparing for the Episcopal ministry.