Oscar A. Bennett Woonsocket (jan 1, 1905 – dec 31, 1907)
Description:
Dates of Service: January 1905-1907Date of Birth: October 20, 1855
Birth Place: Woonsocket
Education: Woonsocket Public Schools
Occupation: Grocer
Other Offices: State Senate (1908-1912); Member, Rhode Island Committee on Taxation Laws (1911); Appointed as a designated State Representative to the prestigious Rhode Island Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition Commission (1907)
Civic Leadership: In a major community milestone on March 28, 1902, Bennett served as one of the original founding agents of the Woonsocket YMCA. He and his co-founders established the organization specifically for "the improvement of the spiritual, mental, social and physical condition of young men" in the booming industrial city.
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Date:
jan 1, 1905
dec 31, 1907
~ 2 years and 11 months