Bennett Rosamond

Bennett Rosamond
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Lanark North
In office
1891–1904
Preceded by Joseph Jamieson
Succeeded by Thomas Boyd Caldwell
Personal details
Born (1833-05-10)May 10, 1833
Carleton Place, Upper Canada
Died May 18, 1910(1910-05-18) (aged 77)
Political party Conservative
Relations James Rosamond (father) Margaret Wilson (mother)
Religion Protestantism

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 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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