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Francis D Benton 1916 - 2009

Francis Donald Benton of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon was born on September 13, 1916, and died at age 93 years old on November 11, 2009.
Francis Donald Benton
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon 97405
September 13, 1916
November 11, 2009
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  • 09/13
    1916

    Birthday

    September 13, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Lane County, Oregon United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 39308456 Enlisted: April 19, 1942 in Portland Oregon Military branch: Branch Immaterial Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Occupations In Building Of Aircraft, Nec
  • 11/11
    2009

    Death

    November 11, 2009
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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In 1916, in the year that Francis D Benton was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1920, Francis was merely 4 years old when on November 2, radio station KDKA began broadcasting in Pittsburgh, PA. This was the first commercial radio broadcast in the United States. Westinghouse, a leading manufacturer of radios and the backer of the station, chose the date because of the Presidential election. People liked it because they could hear about the results of the election between Harding and Cox before the morning papers arrived. Four years later, there were 600 commercial stations broadcasting in the U.S.
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