Francis Bennett-Goldney
Francis Bennett-Goldney (1865, Moseley - 1918, Brest), born Francis Evans, as the son of Sebastian Evans,[1] was the Independent Unionist Member of Parliament (MP) for Canterbury and Mayor of Canterbury 1906-1911, who died in World War I.
As a Major in the Royal Army Service Corps he died 27 July 1918 in an American hospital in Brest from injuries sustained in a motor-car accident and is buried at St Germain-en-Laye, near Paris. He was the Assistant Military Attaché to the British Embassy in 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.[2][3]
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Francis Bennett-Goldney
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| Preceded by John Henniker Heaton |
Member of Parliament for Canterbury December 1910 – 1918 |
Succeeded by George Knox Anderson |
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