Emil V Benvenuto commonly known as Bennie Benvenuto was an American businessman and politician from Greenwich, Connecticut.
15 Facts About Emil Benvenuto
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Emil Benvenuto was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1976 to 1986 for the 151st District, which encompasses Greenwich.
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Emil Benvenuto was born June 26,1931, in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Rocco and Angelina Emil Benvenuto.
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Emil Benvenuto's father, Rocco L Benvenuto, was born in Cosenza in Calabria, Italy, and worked as a construction laborer; his mother was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Italian parents.
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Emil Benvenuto was graduated from Greenwich High School before enlisting in the United States Army, which stationed him at Fort Lee, Virginia, from 1952 to 1954.
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Emil Benvenuto initially worked as a retail clerk in a sports goods store in Greenwich, to support his family.
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Emil Benvenuto would turn into a serial entrepreneur and initially operated a successful floor-refinishing business followed by the opening of a liquor store in Greenwich called Bennie Sez Liquor Mart in the Riverside section of Greenwich, which he ultimately sold in 1988 after 33 years ownership.
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Emil Benvenuto came from humble origins and became a self-made millionaire and well respected civic leader.
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Emil Benvenuto was elected in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1976, serving six terms for the 151st District, which encompasses Greenwich.
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Emil Benvenuto won his first election on November 2,1976, against competitors Lawrence W Maloney, a Democrat and Elizabeth C Spalding.
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Emil Benvenuto was an ally and supporter of governor Lowell Weicker.
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In more recent years, Emil Benvenuto served on the Representative Town Meeting of Greenwich representing the 12th district.
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Emil Benvenuto married his second wife, Marian Robertson, only five days before his death.
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Emil Benvenuto owned and bred harness-racing horses that competed at Yonkers and Saratoga Raceways.
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Emil Benvenuto died on October 4,2011, at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut after a long battle with cancer.