Background
Bennett, John Frederic was born on March 12, 1920 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Frederick and Lauretta (Simpson) Garrigan.
Bennett, John Frederic was born on March 12, 1920 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Frederick and Lauretta (Simpson) Garrigan.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1942; Master of Arts, University Wisconsin, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1956.
Instructor English, Indiana U., Jeffersonville, 1953-1958; assistant professor, Beloit (Wisconsin) College, 1958-1959; associate professor, Rockford (Illinois) College, 1959-1962; professor, Rockford (Illinois) College, 1962-1968; department chairman, Rockford (Illinois) College, 1960-1968; Professor of English, St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin, 1968-1970; Bernard H. Pennings Distinguished professor, St. Norbert College, 1970-1991; poet in residence, St. Norbert College, 1979-1991. Member faculty advising committee Illinois Board Higher Education, 1962-1968.
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Served to 1st lieutenant artillery Army of the United States, 1942-1946. European Theatre of Operations, Office of Strategic Services. Member Melville Society, Amnesty International, Whale Protection Fund., Smithsonian Institution, American Museum Natural History, Greenpeace, DAV, Wilderness Society, Common Cause, Anti-Defamation League, Audubon Society, National Rifle Association, Sierra Club.
Married Elizabeth Mary Owens Jones, August 20, 1960. Children: Catherine Jeremy, Jennifer Nora.