O. B. Bennett Explained

State House:Mississippi
Termstart:January 1968
Termend:January 1976
Successor:Will Green Poindexter
Birth Date:22 June 1925
Birth Place:French Camp, Mississippi
District:13th
Death Place:Kosciusko, Mississippi
Alongside:
1972-1976: Clyde E. Wood
1968-1972: Charles M. Deaton, Estes C. McDaniel, Clyde E. Wood, Hugh M. Arant
Prior Term:15th (1968-1972)

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.

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. He served in the U. S. Air Force in World War II. Bennett, a farmer in Sunflower County, was elected to represent the 15th district in the Mississippi House of Representatives for the 1968-1972 term. He was then re-elected to represent the 13th district in the 1972-1976 term. Bennett died of heart failure at the Mississippi State Veterans Nursing Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on March 3, 2000.

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. News: 1971-05-13 . Rep. O. B. Bennett asks for re-election . 1 . The Enterprise-Tocsin . 2022-04-19.
  4. News: 2000-03-09 . Obituary for O.B. Bennett (Aged 74) . 5 . The Enterprise-Tocsin . 2022-04-19.