Robert Bennet (surveyor)
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Sir Robert Bennet was an English surveyor and politician who sat in the House of Commons
from 1621 to 1622.
Bennet was the grandson of Robert Bennet
, Bishop of Hereford
. He was surveyor of the works Windsor Castle
.Bernard Burke General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales He was knighted at Greenwich on 11 June 1619. In 1621, Bennet was elected Member of Parliament
for Windsor
.
House of Commons of England
The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England from its development in the 14th century to the union of England and Scotland in 1707, when it was replaced by the House of Commons of Great Britain...
from 1621 to 1622.
Bennet was the grandson of Robert Bennet
Robert Bennet
Robert Bennet was an English bishop.He was born in Baldock, Hertfordshire. He was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating B.A. in 1567, and becoming a Fellow. As a young man he was noted as a tennis player...
, Bishop of Hereford
Bishop of Hereford
The Bishop of Hereford is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Hereford in the Province of Canterbury.The see is in the City of Hereford where the seat is located at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary and Saint Ethelbert which was founded as a cathedral in 676.The Bishop's residence is...
. He was surveyor of the works Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a medieval castle and royal residence in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, notable for its long association with the British royal family and its architecture. The original castle was built after the Norman invasion by William the Conqueror. Since the time of Henry I it...
.Bernard Burke General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales He was knighted at Greenwich on 11 June 1619. In 1621, Bennet was elected Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Windsor
Windsor (UK Parliament constituency)
Windsor is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. In its modern form, it elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...
.