Famous People with Name Bennett

Bennett Flowers            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bennett Flowers: (born June 15, 1927 in Wilson, North Carolina) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for four different teams between 1951 and 1956. Listed at 6' 4", 195 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.

Bennett Alfred Cerf            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bennett Alfred Cerf: was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his television appearances in the panel game show What's My Line?

Bennett Lester Carter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bennett Lester Carter: was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognized as such by other jazz musicians who called him King (coined by Ben Webster). In 1958, performed with Billie Holiday at the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival.

Michael S. Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Michael S. Bennett: is a Republican member of the Florida Senate, representing the 21st District since 2002. Previously he was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2001 to 2002.Bennett was elected to the Florida House of Representatives in November 2000, and

Joseph Bentley Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joseph Bentley Bennett: was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. He entered the mercantile business in 1885. He served as judge of Greenup County 1894-1897. He was reelected in 1897 and served until 1901. He served as member of the Republican State central committee in 1900 and

Carolyn Ann Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carolyn Ann Bennett: is the Member of Parliament for the riding of St. Paul's, a constituency located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, and was formerly a candidate for its leadership.Bennett was far more successful in the 1997 federal election, defeating her closest opponent in St. Paul's by almost 15,000 votes. She was re-elected by increased margins in the elections of 2000 and 2004.

Sybil Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sybil Bennett: was a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Halton in the House of Commons from 1953 until her death.A member of the Progressive Conservative Party, Bennett first ran for election in the 1949 election, but was defeated by Liberal incumbent Hughes Cleaver. Cleaver did not run again in 1953, and Bennett successfully won the riding over new Liberal candidate Murray McPhail.

William Richards Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Richards Bennett: was the 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia 1975–1986. He is a son of the former Premier, W. A. C. Bennett. He was a 3rd cousin, twice removed, of R.B. Bennett, eleventh Prime Minister of Canada. He became premier of the province in the 1975 election when his party defeated the New Democratic Party of Premier David Barrett. In the election of December 11, 1979, the Social Credit Party was re-elected with a reduced majority, followed by another one in the 1983 election. He served until August 6, 1986. He was elected the leader of the Socred Party in November 1973, at a convention in Whistler, British Columbia. This same convention also altered the name of the party to the British Columbia Social Credit Party. Bennett set about establishing a political organization modeled closely on Bill Davis's Ontario "Big Blue Machine." Bennett's organization was called the "Baby Blue Machine." He embraced a new coalition of Liberals, social conservatives, and the corporate sector, rather that appealing to the populist base as his father had done.