Background
The son of Edward W. Bennett and Amelia Goff, he was born in Saint John"s and was educated at the Church of England Academy.
The son of Edward W. Bennett and Amelia Goff, he was born in Saint John"s and was educated at the Church of England Academy.
He represented Saint John"s West from 1904 to 1923 and Harbour Grace from 1924 to 1928 in the Newfoundland House of Assembly. Bennett began work with C. F. Bennett & Company in 1881 as a clerk. He later joined his brother"s brewing business, later becoming president and managing director
From 1902 to 1906, he served on the Saint John"s municipal council.
He served in the Newfoundland cabinet as Colonial Secretary from 1913 to 1917 and from 1924 to 1928. From 1917 to the end of World War I, Bennett was Minister of Militia.
He organized the Liberal-Progressive Party in 1923 but was defeated when he ran for reelection that year. Bennett was elected to the assembly again in 1924, this time for Harbour Grace.