Sir Reginald Frederick Brittain Bennett (Sheffield,thePeerage.com 22 July 1911 – London, 19 December 2000) was a Conservative Party politician, international yachtsman, psychiatrist and painter.John Barnes, Historian
Education
Bennett was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford.
Military service
He was in the RNVR from 1934 to 1946.
Personal life
Bennett married Henrietta Crane in 1947:Marriages. The Times (London, England), Friday, 12 Sep 1947; pg. 7; Issue 50864 they had one son and three daughters.[BENNETT, Sir Reginald (Frederick Brittain), Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014]accessed 13 June 2017 Lady Bennett died in 2018.Lady Bennett
Sporting achievements
He was a helmsman of Shamrock V 1934-35 and was in the British America's Cup team in 1949 and 1953.Sir Reginald Bennett. The Times (London, England), Friday, 5 January 2001; pg. 23; Issue 67028 He founded the Imperial Poona Yacht Club in 1934 as a light-hearted club for serious sailors; events include sailing backwards.
Political career
Bennett contested Woolwich East at the 1937 London County Council election, and the equivalent seat at the 1945 United Kingdom general election, but was not elected. He was Member of Parliament for Gosport and Fareham from 1950 toPARLIAMENT The Times (London, England), Thursday, 19 Apr 1951; pg. 7; Issue 51979 1974, and after boundary changes, for Fareham from 1974 to 1979.'BENNETT, Sir Reginald (Frederick Brittain)’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014 accessed 13 June 2017 He was Parliamentary Private Secretary to Iain Macleod 1956–63 and chaired the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee 1959–62. He was also chairman of the catering committee.
References Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974
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