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Billy Bennett (other)
William Bennett (born 1943) is an American conservative pundit, political theorist and former Secretary of Education. William, Bill, or Billy Bennett may also refer to: Academia *William Bennett (headmaster) (1858–1934), teacher and teachers' representative in South Australia *W. E. Bennett (William E. Bennett), American academic *William G. Bennett (architect) (1896–1977), Australian architect *Sir William H. Bennett (surgeon) (1852–1931), British surgeon *William R. Bennett Jr. (1930–2008), American physicist *William W. Bennett (educator) (1821–1887), American president of Randolph–Macon College from 1877 to 1887 Music *William Bennett (flautist) (1936–2022), British flute player *William Bennet (musician) (c. 1767–1833), English musician *William Bennett (oboist) (1956–2013), San Francisco Symphony oboist *William Sterndale Bennett (1816–1875), British composer *Willie P. Bennett (1951–2008), Canadian folk music singer-songwriter *William Bennett, Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Bennett
William John Bennett (born July 31, 1943) is an American conservative politician and political commentator who served as the third United States secretary of education from 1985 to 1988 under President Ronald Reagan. He also held the post of director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy under George H. W. Bush. Early life and education Bennett was born July 31, 1943, to a Catholic family in Brooklyn, the son of Nancy (''née'' Walsh), a medical secretary, and F. Robert Bennett, a banker. His family moved to Washington, D.C., where he attended Gonzaga College High School. He graduated from Williams College in 1965, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Society, and received a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin in political philosophy in 1970. He also has a J.D. from Harvard Law School, graduating in 1971. Career Educational institutions Bennett was an associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Boston University from 1971 to 1972 and then becam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
