Charles Edward Bennett (5 March 1894 – 3 September 1968) was an Australian politician. He was born at

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, the son of Walter Bennett. He attended a convent school, Durham College at Dungog and then Fort Street Model School in

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before studying for a

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at the

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until 1916. He succeeded his father as editor of the ''Dungog Chronicle'' in 1917, a position he would hold until 1958, and was also the Dungog correspondent for the ''

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''. On 1 February 1921 he married Zara Mulvogue, with whom he had three children. From 1930 to 1963 he was chairman of the Dungog Hospital Board, and he served as secretary of the Australian Racing Association from 1922 to 1932. In 1934, Bennett was elected to the

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as the

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member for

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, succeeding his father. He served until 1941, when he was defeated by Ray Fitzgerald, an independent candidate. He was appointed a

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in 1966. Bennett died at Dungog in 1968.

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