Brief biography of Cornelius B. Bennett, c. 1904
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Title
Brief biography of Cornelius B. Bennett, c. 1904
Subject
Cornelius B. Bennett
Description
Brief biography of Cornelius B. Bennett, c. 1904.
This was published on the front page of the June 23, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
Text reads:
C. B. Bennett was born in Gainsboro, Nov. 27, 1835. He was educated at London and went into a store in that city at the age of 16 years. Later, while still a young man, he served in stores in Welland (then Merrittville), Allanburg, Smithville and Hamilton. Afterwards he settled in Port Robinson, where for a quarter of a century he carried on a general store. Mr. Bennett has been postmaster of Port Robinson since 1897, and was reeve of the Township of Thorold in 1891-2-3-4. He was elected Warden of the County of Welland in 1893, was County Commissioner is 1899, and in 1900 was appointed County Treasurer.
This was published on the front page of the June 23, 1904 edition of the Welland Telegraph. It was part of a series focused on prominent citizens of Welland County. The articles ran on the front page and featured a photograph and a brief biography. The series ran between March 1904-June 1905.
Text reads:
C. B. Bennett was born in Gainsboro, Nov. 27, 1835. He was educated at London and went into a store in that city at the age of 16 years. Later, while still a young man, he served in stores in Welland (then Merrittville), Allanburg, Smithville and Hamilton. Afterwards he settled in Port Robinson, where for a quarter of a century he carried on a general store. Mr. Bennett has been postmaster of Port Robinson since 1897, and was reeve of the Township of Thorold in 1891-2-3-4. He was elected Warden of the County of Welland in 1893, was County Commissioner is 1899, and in 1900 was appointed County Treasurer.
Creator
Welland Telegraph
Source
Welland Public Library Microfilm Collection
Publisher
Welland Telegraph
Date
1904/06/23
Rights
Public domain
Format
Microfilm
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Microfilm cabinet - 071.1338 WEL Tel #8
Coverage
Welland County
Files
Collection
Citation
Welland Telegraph, “Brief biography of Cornelius B. Bennett, c. 1904,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed May 14, 2025, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/11276.