Thomas R. Bennett

Thomas R. Bennett was a magistrate and political figure in Newfoundland. He represented Fortune Bay in the Newfoundland and Labrador [House of Assembly] from 1865 to 1874.
He was born in Windsor, Nova Scotia, and, in 1853, moved to Fortune Bay where he established a fishing supply business. Bennett was Speaker of the [House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador|Speaker] of the House of Assembly from 1869 to 1873. He served as a magistrate at Harbour [Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador|Harbour Grace] from 1874 to 1898. Bennett died in Harbour Grace in 1901.