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Ruby Benton 1901 - 1973

Ruby Benton of Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina was born on January 15, 1901, and died at age 72 years old in October 1973.
Ruby Benton
Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina 29202
January 15, 1901
October 1973
Female
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Ruby Benton's History: 1901 - 1973

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  • 01/15
    1901

    Birthday

    January 15, 1901
    Birthdate
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  • 10/dd
    1973

    Death

    October 1973
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Ruby Benton lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 72.
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In 1901, in the year that Ruby Benton was born, Teddy Roosevelt became the 26th President of the United States. TR, as he was known, had been Vice-President for 6 months when President William McKinley was assassinated. At age 42, he became the youngest President to serve although John Kennedy, at age 43, was the youngest President elected. He was a popular progressive and was elected to a second term in 1904 as a Republican, winning 56.4% of the popular vote and 336 electoral votes.
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In 1916, at the age of merely 15 years old, Ruby was alive when in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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