Bennett Rosamond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian politician
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Place of Birth: Carleton Place, Ontario, Canada
About Bennett Rosamond
- Bennett Rosamond (May 10, 1833 – May 18, 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, both of which were inherited from his father James Rosamond.
- He was Reeve and Mayor of Almonte.
- He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in an 1891 by-election for the riding of Lanark North.
- A Conservative, he was re-elected in 1896 and 1900.
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