William Humphrey Bennett Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
William Humphrey Bennett
Constituency Mp:Simcoe East
Parliament:Canadian
Predecessor:Philip Howard Spohn
Successor:Thomas Edward Manley Chew
Term Start:1892
Term End:1908
Predecessor2:Thomas Edward Manley Chew
Successor2:James Brockett Tudhope
Term Start2:1911
Term End2:1917
Office3:Senator for Simcoe East, Ontario
Term Start3:November 13, 1917
Term End3:March 15, 1925
Appointed3:Robert Borden
Birth Date:23 December 1859
Birth Place:Barrie, Canada West
Party:Conservative
Honorific Suffix:KC

William Humphrey Bennett, KC (December 23, 1859  - March 15, 1925) was a Canadian politician.

Biography

Born in Barrie, Canada West, the son of Humphrey Bennett and Anne A. Fraser, Bennett was educated at the Barrie Public and High Schools. After studying law he was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1881. Settling in Midland, Ontario, he was elected Reeve of Midland in 1886. He was a candidate for the House of Commons of Canada in the riding of Simcoe East in the 1891 federal election. He was defeated but after the election was declared void in 1891, he was acclaimed in the 1892 by-election. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1896, 1900, and 1904. He was defeated in 1908. He was re-elected in the 1911 election. In 1917, he was summoned to the Senate of Canada on the advice of Robert Laird Borden representing the senatorial division of Simcoe East, Ontario. He served until his death in 1925. He was an early mentor of George Dudley, who served as an articled clerk under Bennett.[1] |- |Conservative|William Humphrey Bennett |align="right"| 3,236 |Liberal|Hermon Henry Cook |align="right"| 3,111

Notes and References

  1. News: Town solicitor 43 years George Dudley stricken. May 11, 1960. Midland Free Press. Midland, Ontario. 11.