John Robert Bennett
John Robert Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for Harbour Grace | |
| In office June 2, 1924 – October 29, 1928 | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Piccott Ernest Simmons Augustus Calpin |
| Succeeded by | Frank Archibald |
| Member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly for St. John's West | |
| In office October 31, 1904 – May 3, 1923 Serving with Edward Morris (1904–19) John Scott (1904–08) Michael Kennedy (1908–17) Richard Squires (1919–23) Henry J. Brownrigg (1919–23) | |
| Preceded by | John Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Charles Hunt Michael Cashin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Robert Bennett August 8, 1866 St. John's, Newfoundland Colony |
| Died | October 23, 1941 (aged 75) St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Political party | Liberal (1904–08) People's (1908–19) Liberal-Labour-Progressive (1919–23) Liberal-Conservative Progressive (1924–28) |
| Spouses | Laura Taylor (m. 1891)Beatrice Shannon Greaves
(m. 1936) |
| Education | Church of England Academy |
| Occupation | Merchant |
Sir John Robert Bennett KBE (August 8, 1866 – October 23, 1941) was a merchant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented St. John's West from 1904 to 1923, and Harbour Grace from 1924 to 1928 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly.