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Benson
Benson may refer to:
Animals
- Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain
Places
Geography
Canada
- Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality
- Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet
United Kingdom
United States
- Benson, Arizona
- Benson (Amtrak station) in Benson, Arizona
- Benson, Illinois
- Benson, Louisiana
- Benson, Maryland (disambiguation)
- Benson, Michigan
- Benson, Minnesota
- Benson, New York
- Benson, North Carolina
- Benson, Pennsylvania
- Benson, Utah
- Benson, Vermont, a New England town
- Benson (CDP), Vermont, the main village in the town
- Benson, Wisconsin
- Benson County, North Dakota
- Benson Lake, a lake in California
- Benson neighborhood (Omaha, Nebraska)
- Benson Township, Minnesota
Education
- Benson High School (disambiguation)
- Benson Idahosa University, private Christian university in Benin City, Nigeria
- Benson Polytechnic High School, public high school in Portland, Oregon
- Florence C. Benson Elementary School, historic school building for African-American students, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.E. Benson Public School, former elementary school in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
- James Benson Dudley High School, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Mount Benson Elementary School (Nanaimo), public elementary school in Nanaimo, British Columbia
- Roanoke-Benson High School, comprehensive high school located at 208 West High Street, in Roanoke, Illinois
- Omaha Benson High School Magnet, Benson, Nebraska
Structures
- Benson (Amtrak station), in Benson, Arizona
- Benson Block, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa
- Benson Building (Ottumwa, Iowa), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa
- Benson Hotel, in Portland, Oregon
- Benson House (disambiguation)
- Benson Tower (disambiguation)
- Benson Water Tower, 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
Military
- Benson-class destroyer, World War II-era U.S. Navy ship class
- RAF Benson, Royal Air Force station near Benson, Oxfordshire, England
People
Products, companies, and brands
- Benson & Hedges, British brand of cigarettes
- Benson International, American custom trailer and body business belonging to International Industries
- Benson Records, American record label (1902–2001)
- Kleinwort Benson, former merchant bank based in London, sometimes known as Bensons
Others
- Benson (1811 ship)
- Benson (fish) (1984–2009), "Britain's biggest and best-loved" common carp
- Benson Medal awarded by the Royal Society of Literature
- Benson Syndicate, American 19th century organized crime group
- Benson's syndrome, a disease also known as posterior cortical atrophy
Litigation
- Benson v. Alverson, 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, 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, a United States Supreme Court case on the patentability of computer software or algorithms (1972)
- Pharaoh v. Benson (Montauk Point land claim), three lawsuits brought by Chief Wyandank Pharaoh, nephew of the Stephen Talkhouse