About
U.S. Senator from Connecticut from 1949 to 1953 who was also notably a publisher of the Encyclopedia Britannica. He also established the Benton Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
Before Fame
He was a part of the Zeta Psi fraternity at Yale before working for advertising agencies in New York City and Chicago
Trivia
He assisted the organization of the United Nations before being appointed to the Senate to fill a vacancy.
Family Life
He got married to Helen Hemingway Benton.
Associated With
He beat George W. Bush's grandfather in the 1950 Senate elections.
