Hon. Sir Charles James Fox BENNETT JP ^{3247,3668,6556}

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Immigration: Sent to Newfoundland as a clerk at age 15, Cir 1808, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶⁵⁵⁷

2. Occupation: Co-Owner with brother Thomas, C. F. Bennett and Company, foundary, 1820, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^2770,3668 brewery, distillery

3. Election: Amalgamated Legislative Council, Between 1842 and 1848, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^2770,3668

4. Court: Appointment of Justices of the Peace in the Northern District, 1843, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸⁸⁸

5. Court: Appointment of Justices of the Peace in the Southern District, 1843, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁸⁸⁸

6. Election: Legislative Council, 1843, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁶⁶⁸

7. Occupation: Governor of Newfoundland Savings Bank and Auditor of Newfoundland, 1843, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^2770,3668

8. Occupation: Governor of Savings bank and Auditor of Newfoundland, 1843, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁶⁶⁸

9. Election: MHA for St. Mary's-Placentia, Between 1850 and 1855, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

10. Interesting: Effectively campaigned against Newfoundland Joining Canada, 1864-1870, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁶⁵⁵⁸ Chapter 1.

He was an ardent anti-Confederate who had a great deal of personal baggage behind this position including a million acres of mineral rights that would revert to the new country if Confederation succeeded.

11. Occupation: Co-owner of 1st copper mine in NL with Smith McKay, 1864, Tilt Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

12. Occupation: Premier/Prime Minister of Newfoundland, 1870, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^{2770,3247,3668}

13. Election: MHA for St. Mary's-Placentia, 1874, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ²⁷⁷⁰

14. Residence: Water St, Dec 1883, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ⁴⁴⁸

Charles married Isabella SHEPPARD on 11 Apr 1829 in Clifton, Gloucestershire, England.⁶⁵⁵⁵ (Isabella SHEPPARD was born in Bristol, Gloucester, England ³⁶⁶⁸.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Alt. Marriage, Cir 1829, Bristol, Gloucester, England. ^448,3668