James Bennett
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James Bennett or Jim Bennett may refer to:
- James Bennett (cricketer)James Bennett (cricketer)James Bennett was an English professional cricketer who made 5 known appearances in major cricket matches from 1798 to 1805. He was a cousin of the more famous John Bennett.-External sources:*...
- James C. BennettJames C. BennettJames Charles Bennett is an American businessman, with a background in technology companies and consultancy, and a writer on technology and international affairs from a conservative point of view....
, writer on technology and international affairs and a founder of the American Rocket Company - James Gordon Bennett, Sr.James Gordon Bennett, Sr.James Gordon Bennett, Sr. was the founder, editor and publisher of the New York Herald and a major figure in the history of American newspapers.-Biography:...
(1795–1872), first publisher of the New York Herald newspaper - James Gordon Bennett, Jr.James Gordon Bennett, Jr.James Gordon Bennett, Jr. was publisher of the New York Herald, founded by his father, James Gordon Bennett, Sr., who emigrated from Scotland. He was generally known as Gordon Bennett to distinguish him from his father....
(1841–1918), his son, newspaper publisher and sports enthusiast - James H. BennettJames H. BennettJames H. Bennett was an American sailor serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery.-Biography:...
(1877–?), American sailor and Medal of Honor recipient - James Bennett (UK politician)James Bennett (UK politician)James Bennett was a Scottish Labour Party politician.He was elected to the House of Commons in 1961 at a by-election in 1961 in the Glasgow Bridgeton constituency, following the resignation of the sitting Labour MP James Carmichael.Bennett held the seat until its abolition at the February 1974...
(1912–1984), Scottish Labour Party politician, MP 1961–1974 - James R. BennettJames R. BennettJames R. "Jim" Bennett is a Republican politician from Alabama.He served as secretary of state of Alabama, having been appointed to fill a vacancy in 1993 and subsequently elected to two terms in his own right in 1994, as a Democrat, and 1998, as a Republican...
, (1940-) Alabama secretary of state, Alabama State Senator - James P. Bennett, Irish born actor, screenwriter, and stuntman
- James Bennett (Australian politician)James Bennett (Australian politician)James Bennett was an Australian politician. He was the Commonwealth Liberal Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Gippsland from his defeat of George Wise at the 1913 election until his defeat by Wise at the 1914 election. He was educated at Wesley College, Melbourne.-Notes:...
, Member of the Australian House of Representatives - James Bennett (footballer)James Bennett (footballer)James Richard Bennett is an English professional footballer, who plays as a defender. He is currently with Bridlington Town, having previously played for Hull City and Darlington.-Career:...
(born 1988), English soccer player - Jim Bennett (footballer)Jim Bennett (footballer)-Playing career:Bennett probably joined Port Vale in 1911. He made his debut on 14 April 1911 in a 1–1 home draw with Hanley Swifts. He had occasional spells in the first team and took part in the FA Cup first round match against Bolton Wanderers on 10 January 1914, which Vale lost 3–0...
, English soccer player (Port Vale) - Jim Bennett (historian)Jim Bennett (historian)James Arthur Bennett PhD is a museum curator and historian of science.Jim Bennett is Director of the Museum of the History of Science at Oxford University. he was appointed on 1 October 1994, on the retirement of the previous director, Francis Maddison. He is also a member of the Faculty of...
, (1947-), British museum curator and historian of science - Jim Bennett (politician)Jim Bennett (politician)Jim Bennett is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2011 provincial election. He ran in St. Barbe during the 2007 general election but lost to Wallace Young. Bennett previously served as leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and...
, Newfoundland and Labrador MHA - Jim Bennett (rugby league)Jim Bennett (rugby league)Jim Bennett was a Australian rugby league player from before World War I through to the 1930s. A Queensland state and Australian international representative front-row forward, he was one of Queensland's early stalwart star players making thirty-six state representative appearances between 1921...
, Australian rugby league footballer - James M. BennettJames M. BennettJames M. Bennett is a New Jersey-based nonpartisan activist for FairTax, a tax reform strategy in the United States which would replace the Internal Revenue Service with a tax on consumption. He promotes FairTax on newsradio talk programs and television shows. He speaks at workshops and manages an...
, nonpartisan American tax activist
See also
- James BennetJames BennetJames Douglas Bennet is an American journalist. Since 2006, he has been the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.-Background and family:...
, American journalist and magazine editor - Bennett (name)Bennett (name)Bennett is an English and Irish language surname derived from the medieval given name Benedict . The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham...