Bennett McVey Stewart (August 12, 1912 – April 26, 1988) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Stewart was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He attended the public schools in Huntsville and Birmingham. He received as B.A. from Miles College in Birmingham in 1936. He worked as the assistant principal of Irondale High School in 1936. He was an associate professor of sociology at Miles College in 1938. He worked as an insurance executive in...
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Bennett McVey Stewart (August 12, 1912 – April 26, 1988) was a Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Stewart was born in Huntsville, Alabama. He attended the public schools in Huntsville and Birmingham. He received as B.A. from Miles College in Birmingham in 1936. He worked as the assistant principal of Irondale High School in 1936. He was an associate professor of sociology at Miles College in 1938. He worked as an insurance executive in 1940, and as the Illinois director for an insurance company in 1950. He served as inspector of the Chicago Building Department in 1968. He was a rehabilitation specialist for the Chicago Department of Urban Renewal in 1968. He was elected an alderman on the Chicago City Council from the Twenty-first ward in 1971, and was elected Democratic ward committeeman for the Twenty-first ward in 1972. He was reelected alderman in 1975 and reelected as ward committeeman in 1976. He was a delegate to the Illinois State Democratic conventions from 1971 to...
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