Edward Trusted Bennett (1 July 1831 – 16 November 1908), best known as Edward T. Bennett, was a British

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and psychical researcher.

Biography

Bennett was born in

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. His younger brother was the botanist

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. As a young man he collected plant specimens in

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and the

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. Bennett was the last

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in Britain to be disowned for holding different theological opinions. In 1873, he was disowned for supporting the heretical views of Charles Voysey. He was a member of the

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and the first secretary of the

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. From 1882 to 1902 he worked as an assistant secretary for the Society.Crabtree. Adam. (1988). ''Animal Magnetism, Early Hypnotism, and Psychical Research, 1766-1925: An Annotated Bibliography''. Kraus International Publications. p. 349. He died in

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, Cornwall.

Publications

''The Poetical Work of George Barlow: A Study''
(1903)
''The Society for Psychical Research: Its Rise & Progress & a Sketch of its Work''
(1903) *''Twenty Years of Psychical Research: 1882-1901'' (1904)
''Automatic Speaking and Writing: A Study''
(1905)
''The Physical Phenomena Popularly Classed Under the Head of Spiritualism''
(1907) ith a brief introduction by Oliver Lodge">Oliver_Lodge.html" ;"title="ith a brief introduction by Oliver Lodge">ith a brief introduction by Oliver Lodge*''The Direct Phenomena of Spiritualism'' (1908)
''Psychic Phenomena''
(1909) [With a foreword by Oliver Lodge]

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