James Bennet (politician)
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Tuapeka | Liberal | ||
| 1902–1905 | 15th | Tuapeka | Liberal | ||
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Tuapeka | Liberal | ||
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 1887 election and was beaten by the incumbent, James Clark Brown.[2] He represented Tuapeka electorate from 1899 to 1908, when he died.[3]
Further reading[]
- Hamer, David A. (1988). The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891–1912. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 1-86940-014-3.
References[]
- ^ Scholefield, Guy Hardy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 65. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ "The General Election, 1887". National Library. 1887. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 183. OCLC 154283103.
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