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Willard F. Bennett, Sr. (April 4, 1887 - June 29, 1970) also known as W. F. Bennett, was an American interior decorator and trade union activist from Minneapolis, Minnesota who served five two-year terms from 1933 to 1943 as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing the 35th district (part of Hennepin County). He was a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party.

Bennett had worked as a business agent for the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, and at the time of his death was the senior member of his union local.

References

1. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library > Legislators Past & Present > Member Record "Bennett, Sr., Willard F. 'W.F.'"
2. "W. F. Bennett dies; ex-legislator was 83", Minneapolis Star June 30, 1970; p. 7A

• Members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Minnesota Farmer–Laborites
• Politicians from Minneapolis
• American trade union leaders
• 1887 births
• 1970 deaths
• Native American state legislators in Minnesota
• 20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature