Bennett Rosamond

Politician

1833 – 1910

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Who was Bennett Rosamond?

Bennett Rosamond 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 Canadian House of Commons 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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Born
May 10, 1833
Carleton Place
Nationality
  • Canada
Died
May 18, 1910

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on July 23, 2013

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