Background
Bennett, Russell Odbert was born on July 11, 1915 in Dexter, Missouri, United States. Son of Corna Lewman and Nelle (Odbert) Bennett.
Bennett, Russell Odbert was born on July 11, 1915 in Dexter, Missouri, United States. Son of Corna Lewman and Nelle (Odbert) Bennett.
University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Arts, 1936). Harvard University (Bachelor of Laws, 1939).
Associate firm Taylor, Miller, Busch & Boyden, Chicago, 1939-1941, Carney, Crowell & Leibman, Chicago, 1946-1952. Partner firm Leibman, Williams, Bennett, Baird & Minow, 1952-1972. Partner successor firm Sidley & Austin, Chicago, 1972-1985, of counsel, 1986-1990, retired, 1990.
Board directors Lawrence Hall Youth Services, 1949-1991, president, 1960-1963. Chancellor Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois, 1973-1995. Served to major Army of the United States, 1941-1946.
Member International, American, Illinois, Chicago bar associations, American Law Institute, Chicago Council Foreign Relations, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Law, Legal, Economic, Mid-Day (Chicago). Indian Hill (Winnetka, Illinois).
Westmoreland Country (Wilmette, Illinois).
Married Patricia Birch, June 26, 1948. Children: Birch Odbert, Russell Andrew.