▁working ▁under ▁him . ▁ ▁Mr ▁B enson ' s ▁last ▁ill ness ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁comp lications ▁following ▁his ▁accident ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁run ▁over ▁by ▁a ▁motor - bus ▁in ▁Fle et ▁Street . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Ad vert ising ▁ag encies ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : N aval ▁Service ▁Category : B rit ish ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 <0x0A> </s> ▁Prés ident ▁was ▁a ▁ 4 0 - gun ▁fr ig ate ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁Navy , ▁built ▁to ▁an ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁design ▁by ▁Pierre - Alex and re ▁For f ait . ▁She ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁Navy ▁from ▁her ▁completion ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁until ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁when ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁captured ▁her . ▁There after , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁HMS ▁President . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁the ▁Navy ▁renamed ▁her ▁P iem ont a ise , ▁but ▁then ▁broke ▁her ▁up ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁French ▁service ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁ordered ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Min erve , ▁the ▁fr ig ate ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁Prés ident ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁December ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁ ▁She ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁L ' H erm ite ' s ▁expedition , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁capture . ▁Before ▁she ▁was ▁captured , ▁on ▁ 6