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Bennet, James Arlington
Biography
21 Dec. 1788–25 Dec. 1863. Attorney, newspaper publisher, educator, author. Born in New York. Married first Sophia Smith, 8 May 1811. Served as third and later second lieutenant in First U.S. Artillery, 1 Aug. 1813–14 Oct. 1814. Published American System of Practical Book-keeping, 1824, with subsequent editions printed until 1855. Lived in New Utrecht/Gravesend, Kings Co., New York, by 1830. Published Brooklyn Advocate and Nassau Gazette, 1832–1836. Awarded honorary doctor of laws degree, 22 Apr. 1842, from University of Nauvoo. Appointed inspector general of Nauvoo Legion, Apr. 1842. Founded Arlington Academy, 1843, at New Utrecht. Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Brigham Young, 30 Aug. 1843, at Coney Island, Kings Co., though did not participate actively in church. Invited to run for U.S. vice presidency as JS’s running mate, 1843; invitation withdrawn because of misunderstanding regarding Bennet’s supposed birth in Ireland. Married second Julia Helen Berkeley, 30 Dec. 1851. Lived with Margaret Curtin, 1852–1863. Died in Brooklyn, Kings Co.
Links
papers
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- Account of Meeting, 3 July 1841
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- General Orders for Nauvoo Legion, 2 August 1842
- Grammar and Alphabet of the Egyptian Language, circa July–circa November 1835
- History Draft [1 January–21 June 1844]
- History Draft [1 January–30 June 1842]
- History Draft [1 March–31 December 1843]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- History, 1838–1856, volume F-1 [1 May 1844–8 August 1844]
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–B
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from George Miller, 4 September 1842
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 1 September 1842
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 10 April 1843
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 16 August 1842
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 20 February 1843
- Letter from James Arlington Bennet, 24 October 1843
- Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 1 October 1842
- Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 8 March 1843
- Letter from Willard Richards, 9 August 1842
- Letter to Editor, circa February 1843
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 13 November 1843
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 17–18 March 1843
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 30 June 1842
- Letter to James Arlington Bennet, 8 September 1842
- Letter to John M. Bernhisel, 7 September 1842
- Letter to Justin Butterfield, 18 March 1843
- Letter to Richard Blennerhassett, 17 March 1843
- Letter to Richard M. Young, 9 February 1843
- Letter, James Arlington Bennet to Willard Richards, 24 October 1842
- Letter, Willard Richards to James Arlington Bennet, 20 November and 22 December 1842
- Military Appointment of James Arlington Bennet, 12 April 1842
- Minutes, 22 April 1842
- Minutes, 22 July 1842, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, January–November 1842
- Resolution, 22 April 1842–A
- Resolution, 22 April 1842–A, as Published in the Wasp –A
- The Book of the Law of the Lord, Book A
- Gender
- Male