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Bennett of Edgbaston, Baron (UK, 1953 - 1957)

Creation: let.pat. 18 1 Jul 1953

Extinct: 27 Sep 1957

Family name: Bennett

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Arms:

No arms recorded

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Peter Frederick Blaker [Bennett], 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston, OBE

son of Frederick G Bennett, of Dartford, co. Kent, by his wife Annie Blaker, dau. of Peter Blaker

born

16 Apr 1880

mar.

1905 Agnes Palmer (dsp. 17 Nov 1969), 1st dau. of Joseph Palmer

died

27 Sep 1957

created

1 Jul 1953 Baron Bennett of Edgbaston, of Sutton Coldfield in the County of Warwick

note

OBE 1918; Alderman, Warwickshire County Council; Member of Prime Minister's Panel of Industrial Advisers 1938-39; Member of Parliament for Edgbaston 1940-53; knighted, 1941; Chairman, Automatic Gun Board 1941-44; Chairman and Joint Managing Director, Joseph Lucas (Industries) Ltd

On the death of the 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston the Barony of Bennett of Edgbaston became extinct.

 First written 18 Jul 2006

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