William Humphrey Bennett, KC (December 23, 1859 – March 15, 1925) was a

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politician.

Biography

Born in

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, the son of Humphrey Bennett and Anne A. Fraser, Bennett was educated at the Barrie Public and High Schools. After studying law he was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1881. Settling in Midland, Ontario, he was elected Reeve of Midland in 1886. He was a candidate for the

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in the riding of

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in the 1891 federal election. He was defeated but after the election was declared void in 1891, he was acclaimed in the 1892 by-election. A

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, he was re-elected in

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1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15), 2 ...

, and

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. He was defeated in

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. He was re-elected in the 1911 election. In 1917, he was summoned to the

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on the advice of

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representing the

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of Simcoe East, Ontario. He served until his death in 1925. He was an early mentor of

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, who served as an

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under Bennett.

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* 1859 births 1925 deaths Canadian senators from Ontario Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) MPs Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942) senators Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Lawyers in Ontario Canadian King's Counsel {{HistoricalConservative-Ontario-MP-stub