Bennett, Charles Edward Sr.
Born: Dec 02, 1910 AD
Died: 2003 AD, at 92 years of age.
Nationality:
American
Categories:
Politician
1910 - Born on the 10th of December in Canton, New York.
1949-1993 - A Member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida.
1951 - He began proposing a code of ethics for government employees, nicknamed The Ten Commandments.
1954 - Sponsored the bill that added the words In God We Trust to both the nation's coins and currency.
1979-1981 - He was Chairman of House Ethics Committee.
2003 - Bennett died on 6th of September in Jacksonville and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
- The Charles E. Bennett Federal Building is named after him.
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