Taylor Benson
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Taylor M. Benson (November 2, 1926 – September 25, 2004)[1] was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate.
Benson was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Marguerite Regan and Charles Carpenter Benson.[2] He had a brother John, born 5 years earlier.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Benson married Carol Marie Bauhs in January 1954. Together, they had four children: Kevin Charles, Mary Victoria, Geoffrey Regan, and Pamela Maureen.[citation needed]
Political career
Benson was elected to the Senate in 1964 and became 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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2011.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin 1968 |
Succeeded by Martin J. Schreiber |