John S. Benham

John Benham
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's4thdistrict
In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923
Preceded by	Lincoln Dixon
Succeeded by	Harry C. Canfield
Personal details
Born	(1863-10-24)October 24, 1863 Benham, Indiana,U.S.
Died	December 11, 1935(1935-12-11)(aged 72) Batesville, Indiana,U.S
Political party	Republican
Education	Indiana State University Indiana University

John Samuel Benham(October 24, 1863 – December 11, 1935) was an American educator and politician who served two terms as aU.S. RepresentativefromIndianafrom 1919 to 1923.

Biography

Born on a farm nearBenham, Indiana,Benham attended public schools, a business college inDelaware, Ohio,and a normal school inBrookville, Indiana. He taught school in the winter and attended college in the summer, being engaged as a teacher in various places in Indiana from 1882 to 1907. He graduated fromIndiana State UniversityinTerre Haute, Indiana,in 1893 and fromIndiana UniversityatBloomington, Indiana,in 1903. He specialized in history at theUniversity of Chicagofor several terms. He became the superintendent of schools for Ripley County for fourteen years. He returned toBenham, Indiana,in 1907 and engaged in the timber, milling, contracting business, and followed agricultural pursuits. He served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1916.

Congress

Benham was elected as aRepublicanto theSixty-sixthandSixty-seventhCongresses (March 4, 1919-March 3, 1923). He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Sixty-seventh Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1922 to theSixty-eighthCongress.

Later career and death

He moved toBatesville, Indiana,in 1923 and engaged as a building contractor. He was again the superintendent of schools for Ripley County, Indiana from 1924 to 1929. He retired from active business pursuits in 1931 and resided inBatesville, Indiana,until his death there on December 11, 1935. He was interred in Benham Church Cemetery, nearBenham, Indiana.

References

• United States Congress."John S. Benham (id: B000361)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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