Alvin Morell Bentley

Alvin Bentley
Bentley on Nov. 13, 1958
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Michigan's 8th district
In office
January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1961
Preceded byFred L. Crawford
Succeeded byJames Harvey
Personal details
Born
Alvin Morell Bentley III

(1918-08-30)August 30, 1918
Portland, Maine, U.S.
DiedApril 10, 1969(1969-04-10) (aged 50)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Michigan (BA, MA)

Alvin Morell Bentley III (August 30, 1918 – April 10, 1969) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. As four-term a U.S. representative from 1953 to 1961, he made national headlines as one of the wounded of the 1954 United States Capitol shooting.