William
Burnett
(William Burnett)
Benton
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Charles William Benton
and Elma Caroline Hixson
Brother of
Daniel Hixson Benton
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 72
in New York City, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2016
This page has been accessed 493 times.
| Preceded by Raymond E. Baldwin |
William Benton US Senator (Class 1) from Connecticut  |
Succeeded by William A. Purtell |
Biography
William Burnett Benton is Notable.
Benton was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was educated at Shattuck Military Academy, Faribault, Minnesota, and Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota until 1918, at which point he matriculated at Yale University, where he contributed to campus humor magazine The Yale Record[1] and was admitted to the Zeta Psi fraternity. [1]
Sources
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Minnesota, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1840-1980 <https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/584355:2550> Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
- 1900 US Federal Census <https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/26381557:7602> Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
- 1910 United States Federal Census <https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/155861332:7884> Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
- Find-a-Grave <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6928467/william-burnett-benton> [MEMORIAL ID 6928467] Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota - cremated, ashes scattered
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William Burnett by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William Burnett:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William Burnett by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William Burnett:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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