Gordon Lockhart Bennett, (October 10, 1912 – February 11, 2000) was a

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teacher, politician and the 21st

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. Born in

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, he received a

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in 1937 and a

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in Chemistry in 1947 from

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. He started to teach in a school and joined the faculty of the department of Chemistry at

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in 1939. In March 1966, Bennett was elected president of the Dominion Curling Association, succeeding Frank Sargent. In

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

, he was elected as a

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candidate as a representative of

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. He was re-elected in

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and

1974 Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; f ...

. From 1966 to 1974, he held ministerial positions in the government of Premier Alex Campbell including President of the Executive Council, Minister of Education, Minister of Justice, Provincial Secretary and Chairman of Provincial Centennial Commission. He was Lieutenant Governor from October 24, 1974 to January 14, 1980. He was inducted into

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as a builder. In 1983, he was made an Officer of the

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. He was created a Knight of Grace of the

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in 1975.

References

Government of Prince Edward Island, Canada biography
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