Benson
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People and animals
- Benson (surname)Benson (surname)Benson is a common patronymic surname of English origin meaning "son of Ben". Benson is uncommon as a first name, but quite common as a surname in English speaking countries.Notable people with the name Benson include:...
, people with the surname Benson - Benson (fish)Benson (fish)Benson was "Britain's biggest and best-loved" common carp. Benson's popularity was such that she was caught 63 times in 13 years, although the accessibility that made her popular was also the cause of controversy among angling's elite...
, a notable common carp
Places
Canada- Benson No. 35, SaskatchewanBenson No. 35, SaskatchewanBenson No. 35 is a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada encompassing 836.39 square kilometers in area. The rural municipality has within its boundaries the communities of Benson and Bryant, Saskatchewan. The rural municipality maintains offices in the community of Benson...
; rural municipality - Benson, SaskatchewanBenson, SaskatchewanBenson is a hamlet in the province of Saskatchewan.With a population of 91 people, it is located between Estevan and Stoughton on highway 47.Currently Benson has a curling rink, town hall and the Benson #35 RM office....
; hamlet
United Kingdom
- Benson, OxfordshireBenson, OxfordshireBenson is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. It is about north of Wallingford at the foot of the Chiltern Hills at the confluence of a chalk stream and the River Thames, next to Benson Lock...
United States
- Benson, ArizonaBenson, Arizona-Transportation:Benson Airport is located 3 miles north west of the city.Benson is served by Interstate 10 to the north, which travels directly to downtown Tucson....
- Benson, IllinoisBenson, IllinoisBenson is a village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 408 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Benson, MinnesotaBenson, MinnesotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 3,376 people, 1,451 households, and 880 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,360.5 people per square mile . There were 1,566 housing units at an average density of 631.1 per square mile...
- Benson neighborhood (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Benson, New YorkBenson, New YorkBenson is a town in Hamilton County, New York, USA. The population was 201 at the 2000 census.The Town of Benson is on the south border of Hamilton County and is northwest of Schenectady.The current Town Supervisor is Ermina Pincombe.- History :...
- Benson, North CarolinaBenson, North CarolinaBenson is a town located in Johnston County, North Carolina. The town lies at the intersection of Interstates 95 and 40. Each year Benson celebrates Mule Days the 4th Saturday of September, a festival that attracts over 60,000 people each year...
- Benson, PennsylvaniaBenson, PennsylvaniaBenson is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The town is more commonly known to locals as Hollsopple, which is also the United States Postal Service name for the town, zip code 15935. The population was 194 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania...
- Benson, UtahBenson, UtahBenson is a census-designated place in Cache County, Utah, United States. It is immediately south of Amalga, Utah, across State Route 218, and is west of the Logan-Cache Airport. The population was 1,485 at the 2010 census...
- Benson, VermontBenson, VermontBenson is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,056 at the 2010 census. The town is rural, with a concentration of several homes and businesses in Benson Village, at the intersection of Stage Road and Lake Road.-Government:...
- Benson, WisconsinBenson, WisconsinBenson is an unincorporated community located in the town of Anderson, Burnett County, Wisconsin, United States....
- Benson County, North DakotaBenson County, North Dakota-Major highways:* U.S. Highway 2* U.S. Highway 281* North Dakota Highway 19* North Dakota Highway 20* North Dakota Highway 57-National protected areas:*Pleasant Lake National Wildlife Refuge*Silver Lake National Wildlife Refuge...
- Benson Township, MinnesotaBenson Township, MinnesotaBenson Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 367 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...
Other uses
Benson may also refer to:- Benson (Amtrak station), in Benson, Arizona
- Benson class destroyerBenson class destroyerThe Benson class was a class of 30 destroyers of the U.S. Navy built 1939–1943. The first ship of the class was the . The U.S. Navy customarily names a class of ships after the first ship of the class; hence the Benson class....
, World War II-era U.S. Navy ship class - Benson HotelBenson HotelThe Benson Hotel is a 287 room historic hotel building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.It is owned and operated by Coast Hotels & Resorts. It was originally known as the New Oregon Hotel, and is commonly known as "The Benson". It has a reputation as one of Portland's finest hotels...
, in Portland, Oregon - Benson International, Inc., a custom trailer and body business that belongs to International Industries
- Benson MedalBenson MedalThe Benson Medal is a medal awarded by the Royal Society of Literature in the UK.It was founded in 1916 by A. C. Benson who was a Fellow of the Society, to honour those who produce "meritorious works in poetry, fiction, history and belles-lettres."...
, awarded by the Royal Society of Literature - Benson Polytechnic High SchoolBenson Polytechnic High SchoolBenson Polytechnic High School is a technical public high school in the Portland Public Schools district. Its campus is located in the center of Portland's Eastside commercial area. Students are given a special emphasis in a technical area...
, public high school in Portland, Oregon - Benson RecordsBenson RecordsBenson Records was founded by Bob Benson & John T. Benson, beginning as the John T. Benson Music Publishing Company in 1902. The record label started out as Heart Warming Records and would come to house labels such as Impact Records, Greentree Records, RiverSong, StarSong and Home Sweet Home...
- Benson SyndicateBenson SyndicateThe Benson Syndicate was an organized crime organization in the western United States which received contracts from the General Land Office to perform land surveys of the public lands, and headed by one John A Benson , a former school teacher, county surveyor and later a reputable deputy land...
, 19th century organized crime group - Benson's syndrome, a disease also known as Posterior cortical atrophyPosterior cortical atrophyPosterior cortical atrophy , also called Benson's syndrome, is most usually considered to be an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease. The disease causes atrophy of the back part of the cerebral cortex, resulting in the progressive disruption of complex visual processing. PCA was first described...
- Benson (TV series)Benson (TV series)Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap ; however, Benson discarded the...
, (1979-1986) - Gottschalk v. BensonGottschalk v. BensonGottschalk v. Benson, was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a process claim directed to a numerical algorithm, as such, was not patentable because "the patent would wholly pre-empt the mathematical formula and in practical effect would be a patent on the algorithm...
, a United States Supreme Court case on the patentability of computer software or algorithms (1972) - Kleinwort BensonKleinwort BensonKleinwort Benson is a leading Private Bank that offers a wide range of financial services to private and corporate clients from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. The bank has its headquarters on St George Street in Mayfair, and is supported by seven UK regional and two...
, a former merchant bank based in London, sometimes known as Bensons - Mount BensonMount BensonMount Benson is the name of a wine region in South Australia's Limestone Coast zone. It is an area near the coast between Kingston SE and Robe....
, wine region in Australia - Omaha Benson High School Magnet, in Benson, Nebraska
- RAF BensonRAF BensonRAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England. It is home to the Royal Air Force's support helicopters, the Aérospatiale Puma and the EH-101 Merlin, known as the Puma HC.Mk 1 and the Merlin HC.Mk 3 and Mk 3a....
, near Benson, Oxfordshire