Philip Bennet (1795 – 17 August 1866) was a British

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politician. He was elected to the

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as one of the two

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(MPs) for the

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at a

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in October 1845 following the death of the sitting MP Robert Rushbrooke. Bennet held the seat until the stood down at the 1859 general election.

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* 1795 births 1866 deaths Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies UK MPs 1841–1847 UK MPs 1847–1852 UK MPs 1852–1857 UK MPs 1857–1859 {{England-Conservative-UK-MP-1790s-stub