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William Bennett (Australian politician)

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Name
  
William Bennett


Resigned
  
1909

Role
  
Former Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly

Died
  
August 20, 1929, Ross, Australia

Previous office
  
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly (1903–1909)

William Henry Bennett (29 January 1843 – 20 August 1929) was an Australian politician.

He was born in Launceston. In 1889 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the member for Campbell Town. He was defeated in 1893, but returned in 1903 as the member for Cambria. In 1909, with the introduction of proportional representation, he ran for Franklin but was defeated. He died in Ross in 1929.

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