Bennett saw military during the First World War, during which he was wounded. He was an officer in the Tank Corps at some point.
Bennett was a member of the Glasgow Royal Exchange and of the Glasgow Trades House. He was a magistrate and member of the Glasgow Corporation. He was president of the Scottish Unionist Association.
He contested Glasgow Shettleston in July 1945 before winning at Glasgow Woodside in 1950.
He was knighted in 1955 "for political and public services".
References
^General Registry Office Scotland, registers of births (1889), marriages (1922) and deaths (1982)
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