James Bennet (politician)

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James Bennet (1830 – 3 May 1908) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.

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New Zealand Parliament
Years Term Electorate Party
1899–1902 14th Tuapeka Liberal
1902–1905 15th Tuapeka Liberal
1905–1908 16th Tuapeka Liberal
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Bennet was born in Forfarshire, Scotland.[1]

Bennet stood in the Tuapeka electorate in the 1887 election and was beaten by the incumbent, James Clark Brown.[2] He represented Tuapeka electorate from 1899 to 1908, when he died.[3]

Further reading

  • Hamer, David A. (1988). The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891–1912. Auckland: Auckland University Press. ISBN 1-86940-014-3.

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