James Arlington Bennet

James Arlington Bennet (1788-1863) was an attorney, newspaper publisher, educator and author. He was born in New York. He was proprietor of Arlington House, a Long Island educational institution. He was appointed inspector-general of the Nauvoo Legion in April 1842, was baptized into the Latter Day Saints by Brigham Young on 30 August 1843, and was the first choice to be running mate in the Joseph Smith presidential campaign, 1844.