James Bennet (politician)
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899–1902 | 14th | Tuapeka | Liberal | ||
| 1902–1905 | 15th | Tuapeka | Liberal | ||
| 1905–1908 | 16th | Tuapeka | Liberal | ||
James Bennet (1830 – 3 May 1908) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Bennet was born in Forfarshire, Scotland.
Bennet stood in the Tuapeka electorate in the 1887 election and was beaten by the incumbent, James Clark Brown. He represented Tuapeka electorate from 1899 to 1908, when he died.
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.