Allan Benny

Allan Benny
From the front cover of September 1904's The Postal Record magazine
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 9th district
In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Marshall Van Winkle
Personal details
Born	(1867-07-12)July 12, 1867 Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Died	November 6, 1942(1942-11-06) (aged 75) Bayonne, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic

Allan Benny (July 12, 1867, Brooklyn, New York – November 6, 1942, Bayonne, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 9th congressional district for one term from 1903 to 1905.

Early life and education

Benny was born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 12, 1867. He attended the public schools of Bayonne, New Jersey. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1889 and commenced practice in Bayonne.

Political career

He was a member of the Bayonne city council from 1892 to 1894. Benny was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1898 to 1900. He was prosecuting attorney of Bayonne from 1900 to 1903, when he resigned, having been elected to Congress.

Congress

Benny was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-eighth Congress, serving in office from March 4, 1903, to March 3, 1905, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to the Fifty-ninth Congress.

After leaving Congress, he resumed his law practice, and was assistant librarian of the law library in the courthouse at Jersey City until his death.

Death

He died in Bayonne on November 6, 1942, and was interred in Moravian Cemetery on Staten Island.

External links

• United States Congress. "Allan Benny (id: B000385)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Allan Benny at The Political Graveyard