Senator Wallace Foster Bennett (1898–1993) was a United States Senator from Utah. Image File history File links Utah Senator Wallace F. Bennett. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1993 is 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 United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... State nickname: Beehive State Other U.S. States Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Governor Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. ...

He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and was an infantry officer in World War I, later becoming a high school principal and then a paint manufacturer. He was first elected to the Senate as a Republican in 1950, defeating 18-year incumbent Elbert D. Thomas and served four terms before retiring in 1974. He resigned shortly before the end of his final term, and his already elected successor, Republican Jake Garn, was appointed to fill his seat. Bennett lived to see his own son Robert Foster Bennett elected to his former senate seat when Garn retired in 1992. Aerial view of Temple Square of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. ... WWI redirects here. ... 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. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elbert Duncan Thomas (1883–1953) was a United States Senator from Utah. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Edwin Jacob Garn (born October 12, 1932) served as a U.S. Senator representing Utah from 1974 to 1993. ... Robert F. Bennett (born 1933) For other men named Robert Bennett see Robert Bennett (disambiguation). ...