Arthur Benjamin Fenton (21 October 1882 – 13 June 1962) was an Australian politician.
He was born in
Wynyard Wynyard may refer to:
Australia:
*Wynyard, Sydney, the district of Sydney CBD around Wynyard railway station, Sydney
*Wynyard Park, Sydney
*Wynyard, Tasmania
*County of Wynyard, in the Murrumbidgee–Tumut region of New South Wales
Canada:
*Wynya ...
,
Tasmania, the son of
Charles Fenton
Charles Balfour Marcus Fenton (17 January 1912 – 12 June 2009) was an Australian politician.
He was born in Smithton. In 1957 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for Russell, succeeding his uncl ...
, a member of the
Tasmanian House of Assembly. In 1933 he was elected to the
Tasmanian Legislative Council as the
independent member for
Russell
Russell may refer to:
People
* Russell (given name)
* Russell (surname)
* Lady Russell (disambiguation)
* Lord Russell (disambiguation)
Places Australia
*Russell, Australian Capital Territory
*Russell Island, Queensland (disambiguation)
**Ru ...
. He served until his retirement in 1957, whereupon he was succeeded by his nephew, also named
Charles
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...
. He died in
Devonport in 1962.
References
1882 births
1962 deaths
Independent members of the Parliament of Tasmania
Members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
20th-century Australian politicians
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