Background
Bennett, James Eugene was born on March 30, 1889 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of James Hazen and Frances E. (Weakley) Bennett.
Bennett, James Eugene was born on March 30, 1889 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of James Hazen and Frances E. (Weakley) Bennett.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell, 1911. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1916. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Youngstown College, 1945.
Admitted to Ohio bar, 1917. Partner Manchester, Bennett, Powers & Ullman, Youngstown, 1917-1938 and 1939-1948, since 1959. Judge Ohio Court of Appeals, 1938-1939.
General counsel and secretary Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company, 1947-1959. Director Dollar Savings & Trust Company, Home Savings & Loan Company.
Served as captain American Expeditionary Force, Field Artillery 1917-1918. Member Ohio Bureau Code Revision, 1943-1945. Member American, O., Youngstown (past president) bar associations, American Law Institute, American Judicature Society, Youngstown Chamber of Commerce.
Married Marion Osborne, July 10, 1917. Children: James Eugene, George Osborne, Hugh Norman, Franklin Seaton.