Charles Edward Bennett (December 2, 1910 - September 6, 2003) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Florida from 1949 to 1993. He was a Democrat. December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is (often regarded as) the lower of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ...

He was born in Canton, New York and moved to Jacksonville, Florida by the end of his childhood. Bennett is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America. He was a lawyer and a member of the United States Army during World War II before being elected to Congress from what was then the 2nd District. He was reelected 21 more times from this Jacksonville-based district, which was renumbered as the 3rd in 1967. He rarely faced serious opposition even as Jacksonville fell under increasing Republican influence. Canton, New York is a Town and aVillage in the US State of New York. ... Motto: Where Florida Begins Location in the state of Florida Coordinates: Country United States State Florida County Duval  - Mayor John Peyton (R) Area    - City 2,264. ... An Eagle Scout is a Scout with the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). ... The Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, is a special award, awarded only to Eagle Scouts, for distinguished service in his profession or to the community for a period of at least 25 years after earning his Eagle Scout rank. ... The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is a United States Scouting organization, with some presence in other countries. ... The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States armed forces and has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ...

In 1951, he began proposing a code of ethics for government employees, nicknamed The Ten Commandments. After the Sherman-Adams Affair, the code was adopted as the first Code of ethics for Government Service in 1958. In 1954, he sponsored the bill that added the words In God We Trust to both the nation's coins and currency. He signed the Southern Manifesto, but later sought and received strong support in Jacksonville's growing black community. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In God We Trust on the twenty dollar bill In God We Trust is the national motto of the United States of America. ... The Southern Manifesto was a document written in 1956 by legislators in the United States Congress opposed to racial integration in public places. ...

Bennett was set to run for a 23rd term in 1992 in the renumbered 4th District. However, his Republican opponent, city council president Tillie K. Fowler--his first serious Republican opponent in years--slammed him for being in Washington for too long. Fowler had been born in 1942, six years before Bennett won his first election. Bennett was stung by these attacks and abruptly ended his bid for reelection. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Tillie Kidd Fowler (December 23, 1942-March 2, 2005) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2001. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

Bennett died in Jacksonville in 2003 and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He is still the longest-serving member of either house of Congress in Florida's history. The Charles E. Bennett Federal Building[1] is named after him. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... [[ Historical Information Arlington National Cemetery Section 27 Facts Pvt. ...

External links

• Charles E. Bennett Papers