Bennett saw military during the First World War, during which he was wounded. He was an officer in the Tank Corps at some point.
Bennett was a member of the Glasgow Royal Exchange and of the Glasgow Trades House. He was a magistrate and member of the Glasgow Corporation. He was president of the Scottish Unionist Association.
He contested Glasgow Shettleston in July 1945 before winning at Glasgow Woodside in 1950.
He was knighted in 1955 "for political and public services".
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^General Registry Office Scotland, registers of births (1889), marriages (1922) and deaths (1982)
^Department of Information Services (21 January 2008). "Maiden Speeches 1945 - 1979" (PDF). London: Parliament of the United Kingdom. p. 2. SN/PC/04587. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
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Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by William Gordon Bennett
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william, gordon, bennett, february, 1889, october, 1982, unionist, party, scotland, glasgow, woodside, from, 1950, 1955, bennett, military, during, first, world, during, which, wounded, officer, tank, corps, some, point, bennett, member, glasgow, royal, exchan. Sir William Gordon Bennett 19 February 1889 5 October 1982 1 2 was Unionist Party Scotland MP for Glasgow Woodside from 1950 to 1955 3 Bennett saw military during the First World War during which he was wounded He was an officer in the Tank Corps at some point Bennett was a member of the Glasgow Royal Exchange and of the Glasgow Trades House He was a magistrate and member of the Glasgow Corporation He was president of the Scottish Unionist Association He contested Glasgow Shettleston in July 1945 before winning at Glasgow Woodside in 1950 He was knighted in 1955 for political and public services References edit General Registry Office Scotland registers of births 1889 marriages 1922 and deaths 1982 Leigh Rayment s Historical List of MPs Constituencies beginning with W part 5 Department of Information Services 21 January 2008 Maiden Speeches 1945 1979 PDF London Parliament of the United Kingdom p 2 SN PC 04587 Retrieved 13 October 2012 External links editHansard 1803 2005 contributions in Parliament by William Gordon BennettParliament of the United KingdomNew constituency Member of Parliament for Glasgow Woodside1950 1955 Succeeded byWilliam Grant nbsp nbsp This article about a Scottish Conservative and Unionist or Unionist Party Scotland Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Conservative Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom born in the 1900s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Gordon Bennett amp oldid 1169434320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
