Bennett Rosamond

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Bennett Rosamond (10 May 1833 – 18 May 1910) was a Canadian manufacturer and politician.

Born in Carleton Place, Upper Canada, the eldest son of James Rosamond and Margaret Wilson, Rosamond was educated at the grammar school in Carleton Place. He was president and managing director of the Rosamond Woollen Company and vice-president and managing director of the Almonte Knitting Company. He was Reeve and Mayor of Almonte. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1891 by-election for the riding of Lanark North. A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1896 and 1900.

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• Personnel of the Senate and House of Commons, eighth Parliament of Canada, elected June 23, 1896. Internet Archive.
• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
• Parliament of Canada biography