JOHN BENNETT MICHIGAN CONGRESSMAN CAMPAIGN POSTCARD & 6 COMPLIMENTARY MATCH BOX

Description

John B. Bennett
Michigan Congressman
Postcard and 6 Matchbooks
1943-1964
Postcard measure 5.5” x 3.25”
“In Wartime American Needs Her Best Men in Washington”
Matchbooks measure 2” x 1.5”
“Compliments of your congressman JOHN BENNET”
Condition: Very good vintage condition ~ no rips, tears ~ slight wear
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Elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1945); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress; resumed the practice of law; elected in 1946 to the Eightieth and to the eight succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1947, until his death in Chevy Chase, Md., August 9, 1964.
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