Trevor Bennett Explained

Trevor Bennett
Birth Date:3 September 1926
Office1:MHA for St. Barbe
Term Start1:1982
Term End1:1985
Predecessor1:Edward Maynard
Successor1:Everett Osmond
Party:Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
Spouse:Mildred Jane Field (m. 1952)
Children:4, including Jim[1]
Occupation:Businessman

Angus Trevor Bennett (born September 3, 1926) is a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He served in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly for St. Barbe from 1979 to 1982 as a member of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] He was the son of Angus and Myra Bennett, from Daniel's Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador.[3] His mother was a notable nurse, dubbed "The Florence Nightingale of Newfoundland".[4] [5] Their home in Daniel's Harbor, Bennett House, is a Registered Heritage Structure in the province. Bennett was educated in Daniel's Harbour and was a businessman. He married Mildred Jane Field in 1952 and has four children.[6]

Notes and References

  1. 1413120765390635019. NL_HOA. Trevor Bennett (MHA 1979-82) and son Jim Bennett (MHA 2011-15) both represented the district of St. Barbe. #NLLeg50… . 8 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Guide Parlementaire Canadien. 1980.
  3. Web site: A new Party A new era . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163542/https://www.poltext.org/sites/poltext.org/files/plateformes/nl1971lib_plt_13072011_84937.pdf . April 2, 2015 . Centre for Nfid Studies (CNS). 5 of 8.
  4. Web site: Nurse Myra Bennett House, Daniel's Harbour, NL .
  5. Web site: The Florence Nightingale of Newfoundland. 21 November 2011.
  6. Web site: The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. 1981.