Charles Brewster Benedict (February 7, 1828 – October 3, 1901) was a U.S. Representative

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 from New York

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Born in Attica Township, Wyoming County, New York, Benedict attended the public schools and Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio

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He taught school and also engaged in agricultural pursuits.
He studied law.
He was admitted to the bar

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 in 1856 and commenced practice in Attica, New York

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He was in the Justice of the Peace

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 1854-1860.
He engaged in banking in 1859.
He served as member of the board of supervisors of Wyoming County 1869-1871 and 1873–1875, serving a part of the time as chairman.
He served as member of the Democratic State committee in 1875.

Benedict was elected as a Democrat

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 to the Forty-fifth

45th United States Congress

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 Congress (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1878.
He resumed banking in Attica, New York

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He was one of the organizers of the First National Bank at Moorhead, Minnesota

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, and also operated farming lands extensively in that vicinity.
He died in Attica, New York

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, October 3, 1901.
He was interred in Forest Hill Cemetery.