Taylor Benson
Appearance
Taylor M. Benson (April 14, 1922 – February 5, 1996)[1] was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Biography
Benson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[2] He attended high school in Los Angeles, California before graduating from the University of Notre Dame. During World War II and the Korean War, he served in the United States Army Air Forces and the United States Air Force.[3] He was a journalist by trade.
Benson was a member of the Air Force Association, the Reserve Officers Association, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Christian Family Movement, the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine and the National Press Club.
Political career
Benson was elected to the Senate in 1964 and would become Assistant Minority Leader. He was a Democrat.
References
- ^ Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2011.
- ^ "Benson, Taylor". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2011.
Categories:
- 1922 births
- 1996 deaths
- 20th-century American politicians
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
- Politicians from Milwaukee
- Politicians from Los Angeles
- Wisconsin state senators
- Wisconsin Democrats
- Journalists from Wisconsin
- Military personnel from Wisconsin
- United States Army soldiers
- United States Air Force airmen
- United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
- American air force personnel of the Korean War
- University of Notre Dame alumni