| The Right Honourable The Lord Bennett of Edgbaston OBE, JP |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and National Service | |
| In office 31 October 1951 – 28 May 1952 |
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| Monarch | George VI Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Winston Churchill |
| Preceded by | Fred Lee |
| Succeeded by | Harold Watkinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1880 |
| Died | September 27, 1957 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes Palmer (d. 1969) |
Peter Frederick Blaker Bennett, 1st Baron Bennett of Edgbaston OBE, JP (16 April 1880 – 27 September 1957), known as Sir Peter Bennett between 1941 and 1953, was a British businessman and Conservative Party politician.
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Bennett was the son of Frederick C. Bennett, of Birmingham, and Annie, daughter of Peter Blaker. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and the University of Birmingham.[1]
Bennett was chairman and managing director of Joseph Lucas Ltd and also served as a Justice of the Peace for Sutton Coldfield. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1918 and knighted in 1940.[1]
Bennet was elected as Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Edgbaston at an unopposed by-election in December 1940 following the death of the sitting MP, former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. He held the seat in the general elections of 1945, 1950 and 1951.[2][3] He served under Winston Churchill as Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and National Service between 1951 and 1952. On 1 July 1953 he was elevated to the peerage as Baron Bennett of Edgbaston, of Sutton Coldfield in the County of Warwick.[4]
Lord Bennett of Edgbaston married Agnes, daughter of Joseph Palmer, in 1907. He died in September 1957, aged 77, when the title became extinct. Lady Bennett of Edgbaston died in November 1969.[1]
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded by Neville Chamberlain |
Member of Parliament for Birmingham Edgbaston 1940–1953 |
Succeeded by Edith Pitt |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Fred Lee |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and National Service 1951–1952 |
Succeeded by Harold Watkinson |
| Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
| New creation | Baron Bennett of Edgbaston 1953–1957 |
Extinct |