Elwyn S. Bennett

CA Blue Book

Date	Party	Office	Votes	Result
11-03-1942	Democratic	AD-51	11019	Win
11-07-1944	Democratic	AD-51	22868	Win
11-05-1946	Democratic	AD-51	16341	Win
11-02-1948	Democratic	AD-51	27626	Win

Candidate Biography:

Born: March 11, 1912 in Salt Lake City, Utah
Married: Esther Styerwalt
Children: Roger Brent and Lorraine Elyn
Family: Brother of F. Ray Bennett
University: University of Southern California (Law Degree)
Died: August 8, 2003 in Encino, CA

1944: U.S. Presidential Elector
1950-1963: Justice of the Peace, East Los Angeles
1964-1978: Justice, Los Angeles County Municipal Court

• Recognized as a Founder of the California School for the Deaf in Riverside in recognition of a bill that he authored in 1945 to create the school.
• PLACENAME: The Bennett Law Library at the East Los Angeles Courthouse was dedicated in 1990.

Source: California Blue Book (1946), (1950)
Source: "School for the Deaf slates `Founder's Day'", The Press-Enterprise (3/12/1997)
Source: "Services Set Thursday for Former Judge, Assemblyman" in the Metropolitan News-Enterprise (8/12/2003)