THOMAS W. BENNETT (TERRITORIAL GOVERNOR)

'Thomas Warren Bennett' (born February 16, 1831 in Union County, Indiana – died February 2, 1893 in Richmond, Indiana) was governor of Idaho Territory from 1871 to 1875. He also served as a Congressional delegate from the territory from March 4, 1875 to June 23 1876.
Bennett, a Civil War veteran and local politician in his native Indiana, was the fifth choice of President Ulysses S. Grant to succeed David W. Ballard as Idaho Territory governor. Grant's first three nominees were deemed ineligible for the position, while the fourth, Thomas M. Bowen, resigned after only a week in office. As a result Bennett took office several months after Ballard's term expired.
In 1874 Bennett was declared the winner of the election for Congressional delegate from Idaho Territory. Bennett served until June 1876 when a recount determined his oppponent in the 1874 election, Stephen S. Fenn, was the actual winner. Upon leaving office Bennett returned to Indiana.

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