Bruce Bennett (Arkansas politician)
| Bruce Bennett | |
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| Attorney General of Arkansas | |
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In office 1957–1960 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Gentry |
| Succeeded by | J. Frank Holt |
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In office 1963–1966 |
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| Preceded by | J. Frank Holt |
| Succeeded by | Joe Purcell |
| Prosecuting attorney for 13th Judicial Circuit in South Arkansas | |
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In office 1953–1956 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 31, 1917 Helena, Phillips County Arkansas, USA |
| Died | June 27, 1979 (aged 61) El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas |
| Resting place | Arlington Cemetery in El Dorado, Arkansas |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rebecca E. Bennett |
| Children | James Bruce Bennett Susan Bennett |
| Parents | Oakley and Anita Bennett |
| Alma mater | Vanderbilt University Law School |
| Occupation | Sought Arkansas governorship in 1960 and 1968 |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel; combat pilot |
| Battles/wars | World War II; both theaters |
Bruce Bennett (October 31, 1917 – August 26, 1979) was a Democratic politician from El Dorado, Arkansas, who served as his state's attorney general from 1957–1960 and from 1963–1966. Bennett lost primary elections for governor of Arkansas in 1960 and 1968.
Bennett was born to Oakley Adair Bennett and Anita Bennett in Helena in Phillips County near the Mississippi River in eastern Arkansas. In 1921, the family moved to El Dorado, the seat of Union County, where Bennett attended public schools. He studied pre-law at El Dorado Junior College and the subsequent Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, the seat of Columbia County. In 1940, Bennett joined the United States Army; two years later, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and served fourteen months in Europe. He returned to the United States for pilot training. Toward the end of World War II, Bennett was redeployed to the South Pacific as the commander of a B-29. In thirty missions over Japan, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three clusters, and a Bronze Star. After the war, Bennett attended Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tennessee, having procured his degree in 1949.
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