Philip Bennet (Suffolk MP)

Philip Bennet (1795 – 17 August 1866)[1] was a British Conservative Party politician.

For other people named Philip Bennet, see Philip Bennet (disambiguation).

He was elected to the House of Commons as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for the Western division of Suffolk at a by-election in October 1845 following the death of the sitting MP Robert Rushbrooke. Bennet held the seat until the stood down at the 1859 general election.[2]

References
  1. "House of Commons constituencies beginning with "S" (part 6)". Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
  2. Craig, F. W. S. (1989) [1977]. British parliamentary election results 1832–1885 (2nd ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. pp. 463–464. ISBN 0-900178-26-4.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Robert Rushbrooke
Harry Spencer Waddington		 Member of Parliament for West Suffolk
1845 – 1859
With: Harry Spencer Waddington		 Succeeded by
The Earl Jermyn
William Parker


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