Benson may refer to:

Animals

Benson (fish) Benson (1984 – 4 August 2009) was "Britain's biggest and best-loved" common carp. Benson's popularity was such that she was caught 63 times in 13 years, although the accessibility that made her popular was also the cause of controversy among a ...

, largest common carp caught in Britain

Places

Geography

Canada

Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35 The Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35 ( 2016 population: ) is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan within Census Division No. 1 and Division No. 1. It is located in the southeast portion of the province. His ...

, Saskatchewan; rural municipality *

Benson, Saskatchewan Benson is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located between Estevan and Stoughton on Highway 47. Currently it has a curling rink, community hall and the municipal offices of Rural Municipality of Be ...

; hamlet

United Kingdom

Benson, Oxfordshire Benson is a village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census gave the parish population as 4,754. It lies about a mile and a half (2.4 km) north of Wallingford at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, where a chalk stream, E ...

United States

Benson, Arizona Benson is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, United States, east-southeast of Tucson. It was founded as a rail terminal for the area, and still serves as such. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 5,105. History The city was f ...

Benson (Amtrak station) Benson station is a train station in Benson, Arizona. It is served by Amtrak's ''Sunset Limited'' and '' Texas Eagle'', which pass through Benson 3 days a week in each direction. There are no facilities for Amtrak passengers other than a small m ...

in Benson, Arizona *

Benson, Illinois Benson is a village in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 423 at the 2010 census, up from 408 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The village was established in 1874 with the cons ...

Benson, Louisiana Benson is an unincorporated community in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, United States. Located approximately halfway between Mansfield and Converse on the Kansas City Southern Railroad The Kansas City Southern Railway Company is an American Class ...

* Benson, Maryland (disambiguation) * Benson, Michigan *

Benson, Minnesota Benson is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States, along the Chippewa River. The population was 3,240 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat. History Benson was platted in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point. As the en ...

Benson, New York Benson is a town in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 192 at the 2010 census. The town is on the southern border of Hamilton County and is northwest of Schenectady. The current Town Supervisor is John M. Stortecky . ...

Benson, North Carolina Benson is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States, near the intersection of Interstates 95 and 40. Benson celebrates Mule Days on the fourth Saturday of September, a festival that attracts over 60,000 people each year. In 2010, ...

Benson, Pennsylvania Benson is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The town is more commonly known to locals as Hollsopple, which is also the United States Postal Service name for the town, zip code 15935. The population was 185 at the 2020 ce ...

Benson, Utah Benson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States. It is immediately south of Amalga, across State Route 218, and is west of the Logan-Cache Airport. The population was 1,485 at the 2010 census. It is included in t ...

Benson, Vermont Benson is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 974 at the 2020 census. The town is rural, with a concentration of several homes and businesses in Benson village, at the intersection of Stage Road and Lake Road. Be ...

, a New England town **

Benson (CDP), Vermont Benson is the primary village and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 269, out of 974 in the entire town. The CDP is in northwestern Rutland ...

, the main village in the town *

Benson, Wisconsin Benson is an unincorporated community in the town of Anderson, Burnett County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It i ...

* Benson County, North Dakota *

Benson Lake Benson Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, United States. Benson Lake was named for Harry Coupland Benson, a Yosemite National Park official. Benson Lake has a surface elevation of 2310m. It is located just 700m down a spur trail from the Pa ...

, a lake in California *

Benson neighborhood (Omaha, Nebraska) Benson is a historic neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska. Now a pocket within North Omaha, Benson Place was originally platted in 1887 and was annexed into the City of Omaha in 1917. Actor Nick Nolte lived in the Benson area before moving to the Wests ...

Benson Township, Minnesota Benson Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 367 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.64%) is wate ...

Education

Benson High School (disambiguation) Benson High School may refer to: *Benson High School (Arizona), in Benson, Arizona * Benson High School (Minnesota), in Benson, Minnesota *Benson Polytechnic High School Benson Polytechnic High School is a technical public high school in the P ...

Benson Idahosa University Benson Idahosa University (BIU) is a private, Christian university in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Previously named Christian Faith University (CFU), it was renamed in honor of Archbishop Benson Idahosa, a Charismatic Pentecostal ministe ...

, private Christian university in Benin City, Nigeria *

Benson Polytechnic High School Benson Polytechnic High School is a technical public high school in the Portland Public Schools district. It is temporarily located in Portland's Lents neighborhood while a renovation project is underway at its campus in the Central Eastside c ...

, public high school in Portland, Oregon *

Florence C. Benson Elementary School Florence C. Benson Elementary School, also known as Wheeler Hill School and the Benson Building, is a historic school building for African-American students located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1953–1955 in Wheeler Hill, a segrega ...

, historic school building for African-American students, Columbia, South Carolina *

J.E. Benson Public School J.E. Benson Public School (formerly Wyandotte Street School) was an elementary school in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. J.E. Benson School is administered by the Greater Essex County District School Board, which also services sixty-one other elementary ...

, former elementary school in Windsor, Ontario, Canada *

James Benson Dudley High School James Benson Dudley High School is located in the southeastern quadrant of Guilford County in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. Dudley High School was founded in 1929 as the first black high school in Guilford County, in a school system ...

, Greensboro, North Carolina *

Mount Benson Elementary School (Nanaimo) Mount Benson Elementary was a public elementary school located in the Wellington neighbourhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia and was part of School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith. It was closed in 2008. Opened on the historic Wellington Public Sc ...

, public elementary school in Nanaimo, British Columbia *

Roanoke-Benson High School Roanoke-Benson High School is a comprehensive high school located at 208 West High Street, in Roanoke, Illinois.Contact
. Roanok ...

, comprehensive high school located at 208 West High Street, in Roanoke, Illinois *

Omaha Benson High School Magnet Omaha Benson High School Magnet, Benson High Magnet, or Benson High, is located at 5120 Maple Street in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, in the Benson community of Omaha. The original site of Benson High was the current building that houses Benson ...

, Benson, Nebraska

Structures

, in Benson, Arizona *

Benson Block The Benson Block is a historic building located in downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. It is two-fifths of a building that was originally constructed in 1883 and was damaged in a fire in 1923. with This part of the building was re-constructed ...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa *

Benson Building (Ottumwa, Iowa) The Benson Building, also known as the Union Bus Depot, was an historic building located in downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. The Tudor Revival style commercial building was completed in 1930. The one-story structure was composed of highly te ...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa *

Benson Hotel The Benson Portland, Curio Collection by Hilton is a 287-room historic hotel building in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It is owned and operated by Coast Hotels & Resorts. It was originally known as the New Oregon Hotel, and is co ...

, in Portland, Oregon *

Benson House (disambiguation) Benson House or Benson Building or variations may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) * A. S. Benson House, Loveland, Colorado, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Larimer County, Colorado * Benson Building ...

Benson Tower (disambiguation) Benson Tower can refer to several buildings: * Benson Tower (New Orleans) * Benson Tower (Portland, Oregon) See also *Benson Water Tower The Benson Water Tower was a water tower located on Clayton Street in Benson, Illinois. The tower was buil ...

Benson Water Tower The Benson Water Tower was a water tower located on Clayton Street in Benson, Illinois. The tower was built in 1891, in response to several serious fires in Benson; it supplied the village with water until 1985. The tall brick tower had a large ...

, water tower located on Clayton Street in Benson, Illinois

Media and entertainment

* ''Benson'' (TV series), American sitcom (1979–1986) *Benson Dunwoody, a fictional character from the Cartoon Network animated series ''

Regular Show ''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its Regular Show (season 8), eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the co ...

Military

* ''Benson''-class destroyer, World War II-era U.S. Navy ship class *

RAF Benson Royal Air Force Benson or RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station located at Benson, near Wallingford, in South Oxfordshire, England. It is a front-line station and home to the RAF's fleet of Westland Puma HC2 support helicopters, us ...

, Royal Air Force station near Benson, Oxfordshire, England

People

Benson (given name) Notable people with the given name Benson: * Benson Abounu (born 1949), Deputy Governor of Benue State, Nigeria * Benson Barus (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner in marathon and half marathon competitions *Benson Dillon Billinghurst (B.D. Bill ...

Benson (surname) Benson is a common patronymic surname of English origin meaning "son of Ben" (Benedict, Benjamin, Bennett). Retrieved 23 January 2014. Benson is uncommon as a first name, but quite common as a surname in English speaking countries. Notable peop ...

Products, companies, and brands

Benson & Hedges Benson & Hedges is a British brand of cigarettes owned by American conglomerate Altria. Cigarettes under the ''Benson & Hedges'' name are manufactured worldwide by different companies such as Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, Philip Morris USA, British ...

, British brand of cigarettes *Benson International, American custom trailer and body business belonging to

International Industries James Howard Harless (October 14, 1919 – January 1, 2014), better known as Buck Harless, was an American coal and timber operator and philanthropist, who was renowned in the area of his hometown of Gilbert, West Virginia, for his extensive contr ...

Benson Records Benson Records was founded by Bob Benson and John T. Benson, who formed the John T. Benson Music Publishing Company in 1902. The record label started out as Heart Warming Records, creating house labels such as Impact Records, Greentree Records, ...

, American record label (1902–2001) *

Kleinwort Benson Kleinwort Benson was a leading investment bank that offered a wide range of financial services from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. Two families, the Kleinworts and the Bensons, founded two different merchant banks in L ...

, former merchant bank based in London, sometimes known as ''Bensons''

Others

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(1984–2009), "Britain's biggest and best-loved" common carp *

Benson Medal The Benson Medal is a medal awarded by the Royal Society of Literature in the UK."The Benson Medal"

awarded by the Royal Society of Literature *

Benson Syndicate {{no footnotes, date=May 2015 The Benson Syndicate was an organized crime organization in the western United States which received contracts from the General Land Office (GLO) to perform land surveying, surveys of the public lands. It was led by, a ...

, American 19th century organized crime group *Benson's syndrome, a disease also known as

posterior cortical atrophy Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), also called Benson's syndrome, is a rare form of dementia which is considered a visual variant or an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The disease causes atrophy of the posterior part of the cerebral ...

Litigation

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Benson v. Alverson ''Richard John Baker v. Gerald R. Nelson'', 291 Minn. 310, 191 N.W.2d 185 (1971), was a case in which the Minnesota Supreme Court decided that construing a marriage statute to restrict marriage licenses to persons of the opposite sex "does no ...

'', the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a state law limiting marriage to persons of the opposite sex did not violate the U.S. Constitution *''

Benson v SA Mutual Life ''Benson v SA Mutual Life Assurance Society''1986 (1) SA 776 (A). is an important case in South African contract law, particularly in the area of claims for specific performance. It was heard in the Appellate Division, by Corbett JA, Kotzé JA, ...

'', an important case in South African contract law, particularly in the area of claims for specific performance *'' Crowell v. Benson'', 285 U.S. 22 (1932), United States Supreme Court approved the adjudication of private rights by an administrative agency, not an Article III court *''

Gottschalk v. Benson ''Gottschalk v. Benson'', 409 U.S. 63 (1972), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a process claim directed to a numerical algorithm, as such, was not patentable because "the patent would ''wholly pre-empt'' the ...

'', a United States Supreme Court case on the patentability of computer software or algorithms (1972) *''

Pharaoh v. Benson The Montauk Point land claim was a series of three lawsuits brought by Chief Wyandank Pharaoh, nephew of the Stephen Talkhouse who died in the same year (1879) that the tribe lost the last remaining vestige of their territory in the New York sta ...

'' (Montauk Point land claim), three lawsuits brought by Chief Wyandank Pharaoh, nephew of the Stephen Talkhouse