Background
Bennett, William Wirt was born on October 10, 1869 in Oregon, Illinois, United States. Son of William Wirt and Catharine (Snyder) Bennett.
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William Wirt Bennett
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Education
Educated University of Illinois (non-graduate).
Career
Horace C. Scoville, of Rockford, Illinois, 1898. Children—William Wirt, Eleanor Gertrude, Catharine Rose, Barbara Scoville. Resided at Rockford, from 1877.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1896.
President West. West. Bennett & Company, Incorporated., investment securities. Member Bennett & Lupton, Rockford.
Mayor of Rockford, 3 terms, 1911-1917. Treasurer Anti-Saloon League of Illinois, 1911-1913, president, 1918-1926.
Lecturer on law enforcement.
Moderator Congressional Conference of Illinois, 1923, 1924. Trustee Rockford College.
Achievements
Membership
Member Bennett & Lupton, Rockford. Mayor of Rockford, 3 terms, 1911-1917.
Connections
Married Gertrude M., daughter Children: William Wirt, Eleanor Gertrude, Catharine Rose, Barbara Scoville.
