Background
He was born on June 21, 1911, in Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York, the son of Earl Job Bennett (1878–1965) and Edna (Davison) Bennett (1880–1960).
He was born on June 21, 1911, in Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York, the son of Earl Job Bennett (1878–1965) and Edna (Davison) Bennett (1880–1960).
He attended South Side High School in Rockville Centre, and graduated from Cornell Law School in 1935.
He resigned his seat in 1953, and on November 3, 1953, was elected as Surrogate of Nassau County. He was Surrogate of Nassau County from 1954 to 1980. And a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention of 1967.
He died on February 1, 2005, at The Shores at Peconic Landing assisted living facility in Greenport, Suffolk County, New New York
And was buried at the Greenfield Cemetery in Uniondale.
Bennett was a member of the New York State Assembly (Nassau Company, 1st Doctorate) from 1938 to 1944, sitting in the 161st, 162nd, 163rd and 164th New York State Legislatures. He was a member of the New York State Senate (2nd Doctorate) from 1945 to 1953, sitting in the 165th, 166th, 167th and 168th and 169th New York State Legislatures.