Name Reginald Bennett | Died December 19, 2000 Role Politician | |
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Sir Reginald Frederick Brittain Bennett (b Sheffield 22 July 1911 – d London 19 December 2000) was an English Conservative Party politician, international yachtsman, psychiatrist and painter.
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Education
Bennett was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.
Military Service
He was in the RNVR from 1934 to 1946.
Personal life
Bennett married Henrietta Crane in 1947: they had one son and three daughters.
Sporting achievements
He was a helmsman of Shamrock V 1934-35 and was in the British America's Cup team in 1949 and 1953.
Political career
Bennett contested Woolwich West in 1945. He was Member of Parliament for Gosport and Fareham from 1950 to 1974, and after boundary changes, for Fareham from 1974 to 1979. He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Iain Macleod 1956–63 and chaired the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee 1959–62. He was also chairman of the catering committee.