In January 1847, he began publishing a daily newspaper called the Morning Post with two other printers and writer Isaac Anderson Smith.
In 1871, he was elected to the New York State Assembly as a Republican over Democrat Joseph Droll, representing the Kings County 8th District (Wards 15, 17, and 18 of Brooklyn).
[1] In the 1874 United States House of Representatives election, Bennett unsuccessfully ran in New York's 4th congressional district, losing to Archibald M.
As Commissioner, he was indicted for malfeasance in office, with him and John W. Flaherty being charged with defrauding the city out of $50,000 by giving sinecure positions.
He then retired from that office and public life, devoting his time to improving the Evergreens Cemetery as president of its board of trustees.
Their children were Clara, Orlando, George, Walter, Sarah, Charles Goodwin, and Hannah E.[9] Bennett died at home from Bright's disease on January 3, 1885.