Carville Benson

Carville Benson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
In office 1918 – March 3, 1921
Preceded by	Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott
Member of the Maryland State Senate
In office 1912–1914
Preceded by	John S. Biddison
Succeeded by	Newton D. R. Allen
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the Baltimore County district
In office 1918–1918 Serving with Howard E. Brazier, Howard Bryant, Frank S. Given, David G. McIntosh Jr., Charles A. Reich
In office 1904–1910 Serving with William F. Coghlan, J. Howard Fox, Frederick W. Glantz, Harry S. Morfoot, Charles M. Snyder, Michael P. Kehoe, John Mays Little, W. George Marley, James W. Ayres, Albert F. Brunier, John Gephart, Harry E. Goodwin, Sylvester J. Roche, Joshua H. Cockey, George Y. Everhart, Christopher E. Fitzsimmons, John Green, Allen Stevenson
Personal details
Born	Carville Dickinson Benson (1872-08-24)August 24, 1872 Halethorpe, Maryland, U.S.
Died	February 8, 1929(1929-02-08) (aged 56) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Resting place	Cedar Hill Cemetery Brooklyn, Maryland, U.S.
Alma mater	Lehigh University University of Baltimore
Occupation	Lawyer politician

Carville Dickinson Benson (August 24, 1872 – February 8, 1929) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland from 1918 to 1921.

Early life

Carville Benson was born near Halethorpe in Baltimore County, Maryland, Benson attended preparatory schools and Lehigh University of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1890. He graduated from the law department of University of Baltimore in 1893, and was admitted to the bar the same year.

Career

Benson served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1904 to 1910 and again in 1918, serving as Speaker of the House in 1906. He also served as a member of the Maryland State Senate from 1912 to 1914.

In 1918, Benson was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott, and was re-elected to the Sixty-sixth Congress, serving from November 5, 1918, to March 3, 1921. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1920 to the Sixth-seventh Congress.

After Congress, Benson resumed the practice of law in Baltimore, Maryland, and resided in Halethorpe. He was appointed the State insurance commissioner of Maryland in 1924 and served until his death.

Personal life

Benson died on February 8, 1929, in Baltimore. He is interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery of Brooklyn, Maryland.

References

• United States Congress. "Carville Benson (id: B000387)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

Media related to Carville Benson at Wikimedia Commons

• Carville Benson at Find a Grave