This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jmfreed Surnames: Bennet Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bennett/9661/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does any reader know the Bennet (apparently one t, not two t's) ancestry of the newly appointed U.S senator from Colorado, Michael F. Bennet? (He is replacing Ken Salazar.) Michael F. Bennet was formerly the very successful superintendent of the Denver Colorado schools. The only "early background" information (but no ancestral information) that I can readily find is that Bennet earned his bachelor's degree in history with honors from Wesleyan University (Connecticut) and his law degree from Yale Law School, where he was the Editor-in-Chief of The Yale Law Journal. I'm very curious to find out if this Michael F. Bennet has any family connection whatsoever to Hiram Pitt Bennet, Colorado's first territorial representative to the U.S. House, and the person who was instrumental in establishing the U.S. Mint at Denver. Jim Freed, Ohio jmfreed@midohio.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.