DEATH OF AN M.P.
Gore, May 3. Mr Bennett, M.P. for Tuapeka, died at his residence, Raes Junction, this morning. Deceased was a leading figure in the Beaumont district, and was closely identified with the public life of the place. He was a member of the Tuapeka County Council since its inception in the seventies. He first entered the House in 1899, when he defeated Messrs Rawlings and Fraser. In 1902 he defeated Mr R, Gilkisdn. by 64 votes, and was successful again over the same opponent at the last election by close on 1000 votes. He arrived in the district from Victoria in 1863, and after a year or two of goldfields’ experience, took up an agricultural and pastoral property at Raes Junction, which he has held since. He was a native of Forfarshire, and emigrated to Victoria in 1554. He was 74 years of age, and leaves a family of three sons and one daughter.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 381, 5 May 1908, Page 3
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157DEATH OF AN M.P. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 381, 5 May 1908, Page 3
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