one-third of the votes cast for the victor, Robert F. Morrison. On April 20, 1886, Bennett died in San Francisco, and in his will he bequeathed his volume of Isocrates Orations to the Mercantile Library. The book was referred to as "probably the oldest printed book in California." Civic activities Bennett was a member of the Society of California Pioneers. Personal life Bennett's wife died a few months before him. They had no children. See also List of justices of the Supreme Court of California California Reporter of Decisions S. Clinton Hastings Henry A. Lyons References External links Nathaniel Bennett. California Supreme Court Historical Society. Portrait of Nathaniel Bennett. de Young Legion of Honor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Past & Present Justices. California State Courts. Retrieved July 19, 2017. 1818 births 1886 deaths People from Dutchess County, New York People from Erie County, New York Hamilton College (New York) alumni Yale University alumni Justices of the Supreme Court of California U.S. state supreme court judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law 19th-century American judges 19th-century American lawyers Lawyers from San Francisco Republican Party California state senators People of the California Gold Rush 19th-century American politicians