Thomas John Bentley
| Thomas John Bentley | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Swift Current | |
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In office 1945 – 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Roy Theodore Graham |
| Succeeded by | Harry B. Whiteside |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 3, 1891 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died |
June 2, 1983 (aged 92) Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Cooperative Commonwealth Federation |
| Occupation | agrologist, farmer, organizer |
| Website | |
Thomas John Bentley (May 3, 1891 – June 2, 1983) was a Canadian politician, agrologist, farmer and organizer.[1]
The son of Wells Bentley and Annie Brown, he was educated in Nova Scotia. Bentley went on to work as a logger and in railway construction. In 1914, he married Lenora Rachel Chabot. He served overseas in the 66th Battalion, Edmonton Guards of the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, receiving the Distinguished Conduct Medal. After his return to Canada in 1919, he moved to the Preeceville, Saskatchewan area, where he farmed. From 1926 to 1944, Bentley worked for the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool.[2]
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1945 as a Member of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to represent the riding of Swift Current. After his defeat when he ran for reelection in 1949, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan that same year as a member of the Saskatchewan Cooperative Commonwealth Federation to represent the electoral district of Gull Lake. During this term, he served concurrently as the Minister of Public Health and the Minister in charge of the Health Services Planning Commission. He was re-elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in 1952 to represent Shaunavon and appointed Minister of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation in 1956.[1]
After leaving politics in 1960, Bentley served two years on a medicare advisory committee headed by Walter P. Thompson. He then moved to Saskatoon and later Vancouver, British Columbia, where he later died at the age of 92.[2]
References
- 1 2 Thomas John Bentley – Parliament of Canada biography
- 1 2 "T.J. Bentley fonds". Saskatchewan Archival Information Network. Retrieved 2012-06-07.