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Peter Bennett (mayor)
Peter Bennett may refer to: * Peter Bennett, 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston (1880–1957), British Conservative party politician * Peter Bennett (music promoter) (1935–2012), American music promoter and cousin of singer Tony Bennett * Peter Bennett (English footballer) (born 1946), English former footballer * Peter B. Bennett (born 1931), American doctor and founder of the Divers Alert Network * Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2012), St Kilda VFL footballer * Peter Bennett (footballer, born 1956), Hawthorn and Essendon VFL footballer * Pete Bennett (born 1982), winner of the British ''Big Brother'' series 7 and Tourette's sufferer * Peter Bennett (producer), British television producer and first assistant director * Peter Bennett (diplomat), New Zealand diplomat * Peter Bennett (actor) Peter Bennett (17 September 1917 – 23 December 1989) was a British stage and television actor. He had served on both the National Council for Drama Training and the British Act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bennett, 1st Baron Bennett Of Edgbaston
Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett, 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston, Kt, OBE, JP (16 April 1880 – 27 September 1957), known as Sir Peter Bennett between 1941 and 1953, was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician. Background and education Bennett was the son of Frederick C. Bennett and Annie (née Blaker), and educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and the University of Birmingham. Business career Bennett was chairman and managing director of Joseph Lucas Ltd and also served as a Justice of the Peace for Sutton Coldfield. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1918, and knighted in 1941. Political career Bennett was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Edgbaston at an unopposed by-election in December 1940 following the death of the sitting MP, former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He held the seat in the general elections of 1945, 1950 and 1951. He served under Winston Churchill as Parliamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bennett (music Promoter)
Peter Bennett (May 10, 1935 – November 22, 2012) was a popular music promoter who worked with several prominent artists including the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra and the Jackson 5. Peter Bennett was born as Pietro Benedetto in the Bronx, New York. As a distant cousin to singer Tony Bennett, Peter changed his last name in the early 1950s as his famous relation had. Peter and Tony both knew they had family from a similar Italian locale and remained close through the music business. Pete Bennett first entered the entertainment world as a drummer. In 1956 he sat in with trombonist and big bandleader Tommy Dorsey at New York's Paramount Theater. This was an historic engagement, as a reunion of Dorsey and his former boy singer of the early 1940s, Frank Sinatra. Bennett made his television debut in 1961 performing on drums his first single, "Fever", with his group Pete Bennett and the Embers on ABC-TV's Dick Clark's '' American Bandstand''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bennett (English Footballer)
Peter Bennett (born 24 June 1946) is an English former footballer who played as an inside-forward in the Football League for West Ham United and Orient. He also had a stint in the North American Soccer League with St. Louis Stars. Bennett attended Abbotsfield School and started his football career as an apprentice with West Ham United in 1961. He joined the club along with John Sissons after the pair were spotted by scout Charlie Faulkner while playing for Middlesex Schoolboys. He played in the side that won the FA Youth Cup in 1963, wearing the number 8 shirt in a team that featured the likes of Harry Redknapp and John Charles. The FA Youth Cup Finals of the 1960s#1962–63: West Ham United v. Liverpool (1–3 and 5–2, 6–5 aggregate), final against Liverpool F.C., Liverpool saw the team fight back from a first-leg defeat of 3–1 to win 6–5 on aggregate. He signed professional forms later that year and made his Football League First Division, First Division debut on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |