James Bennet (politician) explained

James Bennet (1830 – 3 May 1908) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

Bennet was born in Forfarshire, Scotland.^[1]

Bennet stood in the Tuapeka electorate in the and was beaten by the incumbent, James Clark Brown.^[2] He represented Tuapeka electorate from 1899 to 1908, when he died.^[3]

Further reading

• Book: Hamer, David A. . D. A. Hamer . The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891–1912 . 1988 . Auckland . . 1-86940-014-3 . registration .

Notes and References

1. Book: 65 . Scholefield . Guy Hardy . Guy Scholefield . A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L . I . 1940 . . Wellington . 28 December 2013.
2. Web site: The General Election, 1887 . National Library . 25 February 2012 . 3 . 1887.
3. Book: Wilson, James Oakley . New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 . 4th . First ed. published 1913 . 1985 . V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer . Wellington . 154283103 . 183.