Alfred Washburn Benson

Background

Benson, Alfred Washburn was born on July 15, 1843 in Chautauqua, Company, New York, United States. Son of Peleg and Hannah (Washburn) Benson.

Education

Academic education, Jamestown and Randolph, New New York Private to major 154th New York Volumes, 1862-1865. Wounded at Chancellorsville.

Admitted to New York bar, 1866.

Removed to Ottawa, Kansas, 1869.

Career

Mayor of Ottawa, 1878-1881. Member Kansas Senate, 1881-1883. Judge District Court, 4th Judicial District, 1885-1897.

Member Kansas House of Representatives, 1905-1906.

United States senator to fill unexpired term (1906-1907) of J. R. Burton, resigned. Justice Supreme Court of the Kansas, September, since 1907.

Achievements

• Alfred Washburn Benson has been listed as a reputable judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Kansas Senate, 1881-1883. Member Kansas House of Representatives, 1905-1906.

Connections

Married Unettie L. Towsley, May 10, 1870.

Father:

Peleg Benson

Mother:

Hannah (Washburn) Benson

Spouse:

Unettie L. Towsley