Francis Bennett-Goldney
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Francis Bennett-Goldney (1865-1918) was the Conservative MP for Canterbury and mayor of Canterbury who died in World War I.
As a Major in the Royal Army Service Corps he died 27 July 1918 from injuries sustained in a motor-car accident and is buried at St Germain-en-Laye, near Paris.
Goldney was appointed as Athlone Pursuivant of the Order of St. Patrick in February 1907, and has been mentioned as a possible suspect in the theft of the insignia of the Order, known as the Irish Crown Jewels in July 1907.[1]
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| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by John Henniker Heaton |
Member of Parliament for Canterbury 1910–1918 |
Succeeded by George Knox Anderson |
