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     Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st and last Viscount Bennett was born on 3 July 1870.¹ He was the son of Henry J. Bennett and Henrietta Stiles.^1,2 He died on 27 June 1947 at age 76, unmarried.¹
     Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st and last Viscount Bennett was educated at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.¹ He was a barrister in 1893 at New Brunswick, Canada.² He held the office of Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) [North West Territories] between 1898 and 1905.² He was invested as a King's Counsel (K.C.) in 1907.² He held the office of Member of the Legislative Assembly (M.L.A.) [Alberta] between 1909 and 1911.² He held the office of Bencher of Alberta and Upper Canada.² He held the office of Member of the House of Commons [Canada] between 1911 and 1917.² He was invested as a Knight of Grace, Order of St. John of Jerusalem (K.G.St.J.).² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Surrey.² He held the office of Minister of Justice [Canada] in 1921.² He held the office of Attorney-General [Canada] in 1921.² He held the office of Member of the House of Commons [Canada] between 1925 and 1938.² He held the office of Minister of Finance [Canada] in 1926.² He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) in 1930.² He was invested as a Privy Counsellor (P.C.) [Canada] in 1930.² He held the office of Bencher of Osgoode Hall, Toronto in 1930.² He held the office of Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in 1930.² He held the office of Secretary of State for External Affairs [Canada] between 1930 and 1935.² He held the office of Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada between 1930 and 1935.² He was created 1st Viscount Bennett, of Mickleham, co. Surrey and of Calgary and Hopewell, in the Dominion of Canada [U.K.] on 16 July 1941.¹
     On his death, his peerage became extinct.¹ He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     
     Henry J. Bennett held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² He lived at Hopewell, New Brunswick, Canada.¹

     Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett, 1st and last Baron Bennett of Edgbaston was born on 16 April 1880.¹ He was the son of Frederick C. Bennett and Annie Blaker.^1,2 He married Agnes Palmer, daughter of Joseph Palmer, in 1905.¹ He died on 29 September 1957 at age 77.¹
     Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett, 1st and last Baron Bennett of Edgbaston was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was educated at Birmingham University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹ He was invested as a Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1918.^1,2 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Sutton Coldfield.² He was chairman and managing director of Joseph Lucas (Industries) Ltd.² He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Edgbaston between 1940 and 1953.² He was invested as a Knight Bachelor in 1941.² He graduated from Birmingham University, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, in 1950 with a honorary Doctor of Law (LL.D.).² He was created 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston, of Sutton Coldfield, co. Warwick [U.K.] on 1 July 1953.¹ He lived at Ardencote, Luttrell Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.² He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.³
     

     
     Frederick C. Bennett lived at Birmingham, Warwickshire, England.¹

     Agnes Palmer was the daughter of Joseph Palmer.² She married Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett, 1st and last Baron Bennett of Edgbaston, son of Frederick C. Bennett and Annie Blaker, in 1905.¹ She died on 17 November 1969.¹
     Agnes Palmer held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.).² From 1905, her married name became Bennett.¹ As a result of her marriage, Agnes Palmer was styled as Baroness Bennett of Edgbaston on 1 July 1953.

     Annie Blaker is the daughter of Peter Blaker.¹

     Sir Ronald Wilfrid Murdoch Bennett, 3rd Bt. was born on 25 March 1930.¹ He is the son of Lt.-Col. Sir Charles Wilfrid Bennett, 2nd Bt. and Agnes Marion Somervell.¹ He married, firstly, Audrey Rose-Marie Patricia Aubépin, daughter of Major A. L. J. H. Aubépin, on 16 May 1953.¹ He married, secondly, Anne Tooker, daughter of Leslie George Tooker, in 1968.¹ He and Audrey Rose-Marie Patricia Aubépin were divorced in 1964.¹
     Sir Ronald Wilfrid Murdoch Bennett, 3rd Bt. was educated at Wellington College, Berkshire, England.¹ He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.¹ He succeeded to the title of 3rd Baronet Bennett, of Kirklington, co. Nottingham [U.K., 1929] on 25 April 1952.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the service of the Royal Artillery.¹