[4] Bennett, a member of the university's Reserve Officers' Training Corps, interrupted his college education to serve in the US Army during World War I.

[5] He was commissioned as a second lieutenant of the Infantry in September 1918 and was assigned as an instructor in the Student Army Training Corps at Colorado College.

[5] For a year after his graduation, he served as principal of San Luis Stake Academy in Manassa, Colorado.

[3] After receiving the Republican nomination, he faced three-term Democratic incumbent Elbert D. Thomas in the general election.

Bennett warned that the lack of supply for the high demand would cause the deficit to fall on the Treasury Stocks.

"[10] Bennett spoke at the Convention of the American Mining Congress in 1963 that declared the coin and silver problem had reached a catastrophic level.

Bennett joined forces with the administration and worked on a solution, the Coinage Act of 1965, which he got through Congress to be enacted into law.

[10] During his 23 years in the Senate, Bennett earned a reputation as a conservative and a pro-business advocate by opposing government regulations and supporting right-to-work laws.

[19] He also supported a measure that prohibited federal aid to schools that practiced racial discrimination.

"[10] Bennett declined to seek re-election in 1974 and resigned on December 20 of that year to let his elected successor, Jake Garn, take office early and gain seniority.

[12] After his departure from the Senate, Bennett returned to Salt Lake City, resumed his business pursuits, and served on a variety of boards.

[5] When his son Robert was elected to his former Senate seat in 1992, the elder Bennett said, "Bob and I have made Utah history.